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Cardinals’ Bethel: ‘I just want to go out there and show everyone what I can do’ at cornerback

Arizona Cardinals' Justin Bethel (28) and Deone Buccanon (36) break up a pass intended for Michael Floyd (15) during NFL football training camp practice on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Cardinals' Justin Bethel (28) and Deone Buccanon (36) break up a pass intended for Michael Floyd (15) during NFL football training camp practice on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Just two years into his NFL career, Justin Bethel has found quite a niche with the Arizona Cardinals. Hungry to find his way onto the field, the Sumter, S.C. native has already developed into one of the league's elite special teamers -- so much so that he was named to the 2013 Pro Bowl as a gunner for the NFC after recording 18 tackles and two blocked field goals during Arizona's 10-6 campaign. But the 24-year-old is by no means a one-trick pony. In fact, the former sixth-round pick made a name for himself at Presbyterian College as a talented defensive back, recording a team-high 77 tackles in 2009.

Justin Bethel Turning Heads In The Cardinals Camp

Jul 26, 2014; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals cornerback Justin Bethel (28) signs autographs for fans during training camp at University of Phoenix. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

Jul 26, 2014; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals cornerback Justin Bethel (28) signs autographs for fans during training camp at University of Phoenix. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

The Arizona Cardinals training camp continues to build toward the first pre-season game, there are a few stand-outs that are turning heads in camp other than the usual suspects. After observing five full days of practice, some guys are showing up on the stand-out list daily. One guy that is looking very good in camp is now corner-back/ special-teams Justin Bethel.

Arians: Justin Bethel had ‘best spring of anybody’

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

We pointed out on Wednesday's podcast that Cardinals coach Bruce Arians has repeatedly gone out of his way to talk up the play of rookie wide receiver John Brown.

No young player in Arizona generated more hype this spring, but cornerback Justin Bethel is giving Brown a run for his money.

After Arians told reporters last month that Bethel had the potential to someday become Arizona's best cornerback, the coach recently touted the third-year cover man as having the "best spring of anybody" on the roster, per Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic.