Cardinals TE Todd Heap Says He's Healthy, Prefers To Be An Every-Down Player

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Veteran tight end Todd Heap missed six games a year ago with a bad hamstring and was limited in a few others because of the problem. Now, though, Heap said he’s “feeling good, running well and that’s what these offseasons are about.” The Cards have a lot of options at tight end – Rob Housler figures to get more time this season and veteran Jeff King played well last season – but Heap is anxious to do better than the 24 receptions he had a season ago and acknowledged his preference is to be an every-down player. Heap is going into the final year of his contract, although he pointed out that in the NFL – without guaranteed deals – every year is a contract year. “I thought I had a contract going into last year but obviously it was a contract year the year before that,” Heap said, referring to getting cut by the Ravens after the lockout last summer and just a couple days before training camp. “Every year you have to prove yourself, show what your value is.”

Source: AZCardinals.com