LaRod Stephens-Howling is an American football running back and kickoff returner for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh.

Pro Career:
Selected by the Cardinals with their first pick in the seventh round (240th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft, appeared in all 16 games and both postseason contests during his rookie campaign, starting two games during the regular season.

2009: Appeared in all 16 regular season games with two starts and also saw action in both postseason contests … in first career game led the Cardinals with two special teams tackles vs. SF (9/13) … for second straight week led team with three special teams tackles @ Jax (9/20) … registered first career TD on a 14-yard reception from Kurt Warner and also recorded a 53-yard kickoff return while averaging 31.5 yards on four returns vs. Car (11/1) … registered a five-yard run and two special teams tackles @ Chi (11/8) … recorded a 99-yard kickoff return for a TD and downed punts at the five, two and one-yard lines @ Ten (11/29); marked first kickoff return for a TD of his career … totaled a career-high three receptions for 23 yards @ SF (12/14) … made a couple of game changing plays: recovered a muffed punt on the Det 13-yard line that led to a TD to go up 7-0 and then after the Lions tied the game at 24 with under four minutes to play in the fourth quarter, returned the ensuing kickoff 39 yards to the AZ 42-yard line to set up a short field that AZ converted into the game winning TD @ Det (12/20) … contributed in many ways, registering a career-long 18-yard run, hauling in three receptions for 19 yards, totaling 85 yards on four kickoff returns and tying for the team-lead with two special teams tackles in the Wild Card matchup vs