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Cardinals shut down WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (foot)

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The Arizona Cardinals ruled wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. out for Sunday’s season finale against the Los Angeles Rams, ending his injury-plagued second season.

Already dealing with a right heel injury sustained in a Week 13 loss at Tampa Bay, Harrison injured his left foot during last Sunday’s loss at Cincinnati.

Harrison, 23, finishes with 41 catches for 608 yards and four touchdowns in 12 games (10 starts). He missed two games in December with the heel injury and two in November following surgery for appendicitis.

“I thought he did some good things,” head coach Jonathan Gannon said of Harrison on Wednesday. “We moved him around the formation. He scored points for us. He got open, caught it. I don’t think he’s hit his ceiling and look forward to the future with that.”

Drafted with the No. 4 overall pick in 2024, the son of Hall of Fame wideout Marvin Harrison has tallied 103 catches for 1,493 yards and 12 touchdowns in 29 games (26 starts).

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Texans grab early lead, coast to win over Cardinals

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C.J. Stroud passed for 260 yards and three touchdowns, two to Nico Collins, and the host Houston Texans beat the Arizona Cardinals 40-20 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.

Stroud completed 22 of 29 passes and hit Dalton Schultz with another score, while Jawhar Jordan rushed for 101 yards in his NFL debut after being elevated from the practice squad.

Woody Marks scored a first-quarter touchdown before leaving with an ankle injury and Ka’imi Fairbairn made four field goals for the Texans (9-5), who remained one game behind Jacksonville in the AFC South.

Trey McBride of the Cardinals (3-11) had 12 receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns. He became the first tight end in NFL history with consecutive 100-catch seasons.

Jacoby Brissett completed 27 of 40 passes for 249 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.

Schultz had eight receptions for 76 yards, and his touchdown catch made it 30-7 with 4:35 remaining in the third quarter. Brissett threw touchdown passes to McBride and Michael Wilson to close to 33-20 with 11 minutes left.

The Texans led 17-0 before the Cardinals had a first down.

Stroud and Collins hooked up on a 57-yard touchdown pass on the second play from scrimmage, and the Cardinals fumbled the ensuing kickoff, setting up Fairbairn’s 30-yard field goal.

After the Cardinals went three-and-out, Marks scored on a 7-yard run on a broken play to cap an eight-play drive. The snap went through Stroud’s legs but straight to Marks, who scooped it up and scored on what was ruled a fumble recovery for a 17-point lead less than nine minutes into the game.

Cardinals halfback Bam Knight was carted off the field with a left ankle injury in the first quarter, and kick returner Andre Baccellia was carted off in the second quarter with a neck injury and taken to a local hospital.

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Cardinals WR Andre Baccellia taken to hospital with neck injury

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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver and kick returner Andre Baccellia was taken to a Houston-area hospital after he was carted off the field Sunday with a neck injury.

The injury occurred just before halftime as Baccellia was tackled on a kick return in the game against the Texans. He raised his right hand to the crowd while on a stretcher and gave a thumbs-up.

Mainly a practice squad player for the Cardinals, Baccellia, 28, was playing in his 18th career game.

He entered with nine career receptions for 53 yards over three seasons (2022-23, 2025) with Arizona. He had eight career kick returns heading into Sunday’s game.

A Los Angeles-area native, Baccellia went undrafted out of Washington.

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Cardinals RB Trey Benson (knee) will not return this season

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Arizona Cardinals running back Trey Benson, sidelined since late September with a knee injury, will not return this season.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon confirmed that the team will not activate Benson from injured reserve before his 21-day practice window expires Wednesday.

“(He) just hasn’t progressed to the point that he can out there and play football right now,” Gannon said Wednesday.

Benson, 23, went on IR on Oct. 1 after sustaining a knee injury late in Arizona’s Week 4 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 25. He reportedly underwent meniscus surgery and was designated to return from IR on Nov. 19.

Gannon also announced that left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. (knee) will not play Sunday when the Cardinals (3-10) visit the Houston Texans (8-5).

Benson rushed for 160 yards in four games this season, averaging 5.5 yards per attempt. He also had 13 receptions for 64 yards.

A third-round draft pick in 2024, Benson has contributed 574 yards from scrimmage with one touchdown in his first 17 games (two starts).

–Field Level Media

Buccaneers extend Cardinals’ losing streak to four

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Star left tackle Tristan Wirfs caught his first NFL touchdown pass and Bucky Irving had a touchdown run to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers post a 20-17 victory over the visiting Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.

Baker Mayfield completed 18 of 28 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown while playing through a left shoulder injury to help Tampa Bay (7-5) end a three-game slide. Irving rushed for 61 yards and a score on 17 carries in his return from a seven-game absence due to foot and shoulder injuries.

Jacoby Brissett completed 29 of 40 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns against one interception for the Cardinals (3-9), who have lost four straight games and nine of their past 10.

Arizona’s Trey McBride caught eight passes for 82 yards and one touchdown. McBride has caught at least five passes in 14 straight games, breaking the club record set by Larry Fitzgerald. Bam Knight had 98 scrimmage yards (62 rushing, 36 receiving) and caught a scoring pass for the Cardinals.

The Buccaneers took a 17-3 lead when Irving scored on a 13-yard run with 3:56 left in the third quarter. Arizona answered with Brissett’s 15-yard pass to Knight with 31 seconds remaining in the period. The Cardinals later went for it on fourth-and-1 from their own 39-yard line, and Tampa Bay’s Anthony Nelson stopped Knight for no gain with 10:39 left in the game.

The Buccaneers cashed in with Chase McLaughlin’s 57-yard field goal to take a 20-10 lead with 8:58 remaining.

Arizona moved within three when Brissett tossed a 15-yard scoring pass to McBride with 4:58 left. The Cardinals got the ball back on their own 9 with 1:49 left but failed to convert a fourth-and-2 with 52 seconds left, and the Buccaneers ran out the clock.

Tampa Bay got on the board with McLaughlin’s 25-yard field goal with 8:02 left in the second quarter. Later in the period, Wirfs was on the left end of the line and floated into the end zone and was backpedaling when he caught a 2-yard scoring pass from Mayfield to make it 10-0 with 1:36 remaining.

Chad Ryland kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired in the half to leave Arizona down 10-3.

Ryland was wide right on a 43-yard attempt with 7:46 left in the third.

–Field Level Media

Aug 23, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals tight end Travis Vokolek (81) against the Las Vegas Raiders during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Cardinals TE Travis Vokolek (neck) out for season

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The Arizona Cardinals placed tight end Travis Vokolek on injured reserve with a season-ending neck injury, coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday.

Vokolek, 27, sustained the scary injury during a touchback with 11:01 remaining in the first quarter of Sunday’s 31-27 loss at Indianapolis.

Following a collision with Colts linebacker Segun Olubi, Vokolek fell awkwardly to the turf and remained motionless for some time.

Medical personnel stabilized his head and neck area and placed him on a stretcher before he was transported to an Indianapolis hospital. He was later cleared to fly home with the team.

Arizona’s third-string tight end, Vokolek played 45 snaps on special teams and 32 snaps on offense in five games (one start) this season. He has no catches in eight career games with the Cardinals since making his debut in 2023.

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Aug 9, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Houston Texans quarterback Kedon Slovis (16) against the Minnesota Vikings in the third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

With QB Kyler Murray questionable, Cardinals elevate Kedon Slovis

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With Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray questionable for Sunday’s road game against the Indianapolis Colts, the team elevated quarterback Kedon Slovis from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday.

Murray injured his foot in the third quarter of last week’s 22-21 loss at home against the Tennessee Titans and was able to finish the game.

Murray missed practice Wednesday and Thursday before participating Friday in a limited capacity. If he is unable to play Sunday, Jacoby Brissett is expected to start against the Colts with Slovis serving as his backup.

If Murray can play, the Cardinals will operate with three QBs on the roster. Murray, 28, has not missed a game since sitting out Weeks 1-9 in 2023 while recovering from surgery for a torn ACL.

Murray has completed 68.3 percent of his passes for 962 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions in five starts this season. He has rushed for 173 yards and one score.

Slovis, 24, played at BYU in 2023 before going undrafted. He also played one season at Pittsburgh and three at Southern California. He went through training camp with the Colts last season and with the Houston Texans this season before he was released Aug. 26 and was signed to the Cardinals’ practice squad two days later

Brissett. 32, took most of the reps in practice this week. He has made 53 career NFL starts, with 30 coming during his time with the Colts from 2017-20.

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Oct 5, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) makes a throw against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray (foot) not practicing Wednesday

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray did not practice on Wednesday due to a foot injury.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon said Murray is taking it “day by day” heading into Sunday’s game at Indianapolis.

Murray briefly exited last weekend’s loss to the Tennessee Titans, missing three snaps before returning to the field.

Murray, 28, has not missed a game since sitting out Weeks 1-9 in 2023 while recovering from surgery for a torn ACL.

Veteran Jacoby Brissett relieved Murray against the Titans and would be the next man up against the Colts (4-1).

“If he’s gotta play, he’s gotta play,” Gannon said of Brissett, 32.

The Cardinals (2-3) have lost three straight games, all of them on game-ending field goals.

Murray has completed 68.3 percent of his passes for 962 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions in five starts this season. He has rushed for 173 yards and one score.

–Field Level Media