
Tag: Arizona Cardinals


Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (concussion) returns to practice
Arizona Cardinals rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is expected to return to practice Thursday, five days after he was removed from a game against the Green Bay Packers with a concussion.
“Marvin is going through the (concussion) protocol, but you’ll see him out there today,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said Thursday.
Harrison, 22, will be a non-contact participant in practice as Arizona (2-4) prepares for a visit from the Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) on Monday night.
Gannon also confirmed a report from Wednesday that defensive lineman Bilal Nichols was placed on injured reserve and revealed that the seventh-year player will miss the remainder of the season after coming away with a stinger in consecutive games.
Against the Packers, a woozy Harrison got to his feet after a hit in the first half and went back down again before leaving the field. He did not have a reception in the game.
In six games this season, the No. 4 overall draft pick out of Ohio State has 17 receptions for 279 yards and four touchdowns.
Nichols, 28, is in his first season with Arizona after signing as a free agent in March. He has 10 tackles in six games (five starts).
The Chicago Bears selected Nichols in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He has played in 100 games for Chicago (2018-21), the Las Vegas Raiders (2022-23) and Arizona and has 248 tackles, 14 sacks, 27 tackles for loss, 45 quarterback hits, one interception and five fumble recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
–Field Level Media

Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. out with concussion
The Arizona Cardinals ruled rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. out for the remainder of Sunday’s road game against the Green Bay Packers with a concussion.
A woozy Harrison got to his feet after a hit in the first half and went back down again before leaving the field. He was targeted by quarterback Kyler Murray twice but did not have a reception.
In six games this season, the No. 4 overall draft pick has 17 receptions for 279 yards and four touchdowns.
The Cardinals also ruled out defensive tackle Bilal Nichols with a stinger. Nichols had one tackle in the game and 10 tackles in six games this season.
The Packers ruled out wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks with a shoulder injury. Wicks had one catch for 9 yards and has 11 receptions for 133 yards and three TDs this season. In two seasons with the Packers, he has 50 receptions for 714 yards and seven TDs in 21 games.
–Field Level Media

Rams eager to extend road dominance vs. Cardinals
The Los Angeles Rams will stay on the road in Week 2 on Sunday, although a visit to the Arizona Cardinals will feel extremely comfortable.
The Rams will carry a nine-game road winning streak against the Cardinals into the game at Glendale, Ariz., where both teams will try to rebound from season-opening defeats.
The Rams (0-1) played a bruising yet competitive season opener on the road against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night and rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to take the game into overtime. The Lions won 26-20 when they scored a touchdown on the opening drive of the extra period.
The Rams not only lost wide receiver Puka Nacua to a knee injury, but the already thin offensive line saw both Joe Noteboom (ankle) and Steve Avila (knee) depart. All three were placed on injured reserve this week.
Behind a makeshift line, quarterback Matthew Stafford rallied the Rams in the second half to a 20-20 tie.
Los Angeles even had the ball with just over four minutes remaining and a chance to pad a 20-17 lead, but Stafford and star receiver Cooper Kupp had a miscommunication on fourth down. Detroit sent the game into OT with a field goal in the closing seconds.
“I had a chance to win it,” Stafford said.
Plenty of questions surrounded the Rams after the retirement of defensive tackle Aaron Donald in the offseason.
“We’re a really young team, and we had a lot of things that went our way and didn’t go our way tonight,” Rams head coach Sean McVay said. “When you come up short, this is a real learning opportunity, growth op for us. I know that this group is going to respond the right way.”
On Wednesday, Los Angeles practiced without tight end Davis Allen (back), offensive lineman Kevin Dotson (foot) and cornerback Cobie Durant (toe). Offensive lineman Rob Havenstein (foot) and linebacker Christian Rozeboom (hip) were limited.
Though the Cardinals have not defeated the Rams at home since 2014, when their opponent called St. Louis home, they have won in Los Angeles twice in the past four seasons. The Rams are still 13-2 against their division rival, counting playoffs, since 2017.
The Cardinals (0-1) also feel optimistic about the road ahead after a competitive 34-28 defeat to open the season in Buffalo. Arizona led 17-3 late in the first half and were within 31-28 with 8:31 remaining but gained just 26 total yards over their final two possessions.
The Cardinals offense was anything but lackluster in the early going as quarterback Kyler Murray made his return from knee surgery. Murray guided the Cardinals to points on each of their first three drives.
Murray was 21-of-31 passing for 162 yards, with a team-high 57 rushing yards, but he also fumbled deep in his own territory in the third quarter with the score tied 17-all. Five plays later, the Bills scored a touchdown and never trailed again.
“You watch it (against the Bills), probably be frustrated, but the season’s not over,” Murray said. “Been doing this a while now. (Sunday) we have a divisional opponent. The next one is the most important.”
Murray (knee) appeared on the injury report Wednesday but was a full practice participant. Cornerback Max Melton (concussion) was out and wide receiver Xavier Weaver (oblique) was limited. Starting right tackle Jonah Williams (knee) was placed on IR.
The Cardinals intend to make rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. a bigger part of the offense moving forward. The No. 4 overall selection in this year’s draft was targeted just three times and had one catch for 4 yards.
“We’ll find a way to get him involved,” Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said.
Arizona’s DeeJay Dallas made the NFL’s new “dynamic kickoff” look the part with a 96-yard touchdown return in the fourth quarter Sunday.
–Field Level Media

Down 14, Josh Allen (4 total TDs) rallies Bills past Cardinals
Josh Allen passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two and the Buffalo Bills rallied from a 14-point deficit to post a 34-28 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in the season opener for both teams in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Allen completed 18 of 23 passes for 232 yards and touchdowns to Mack Hollins and Khalil Shakir. Allen added 39 yards on nine carries while Greg Rousseau had three sacks and a forced fumble.
Kyler Murray was 21-of-31 passing for 162 yards and one touchdown and had 57 yards on five rushes for the Cardinals. DeeJay Dallas returned a kickoff for a touchdown, James Conner rushed for a score and Michael Wilson had a scoring reception.
Arizona first-round pick Marvin Harrison Jr. had just one catch for 4 yards in his NFL debut.
Buffalo started slow but began recovering from its 14-point deficit just before the end of the first half when Allen scored on a 7-yard keeper with 19 seconds left. That left the Cardinals with a 17-10 lead.
The Bills knotted the score on their first drive of the third when Allen tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Hollins with 9:51 left in the period.
Nearly four minutes later, Rousseau sacked Murray and forced a fumble, and teammate Dorian Williams recovered at the Arizona 21-yard line. Five plays later, Allen hit Shakir on an 11-yard touchdown pass to give the Bills a 24-17 lead with 2:37 left.
The Cardinals moved within four on Matt Prater’s 31-yard field goal with 13:32 left in the contest.
Buffalo responded with a 10-play, 70-yard drive to make it 31-20. Allen capped it with a 6-yard run in which he leaped over Arizona star Budda Baker, landing in the end zone with 8:44 remaining.
But the Cardinals were quickly re-energized as Dallas returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. Conner tacked on a 2-point scoring run to pull within three.
Tyler Bass kicked a 39-yard field goal to give Buffalo a six-point lead with 1:56 remaining.
Arizona’s last gasp ended from the Bills’ 29 when Murray’s fourth-down throw was incomplete to Greg Dortch down the left sideline with 26 seconds to play.
The Cardinals opened the game with a 13-play, 70-yard drive that ended with Murray’s 5-yard scoring pass to Wilson.
Arizona later led 10-0 on Prater’s 29-yard field goal three seconds into the second quarter.
The Bills got on the board with Bass’ 37-yard field goal with 9:47 left in the half. But the Cardinals pushed their lead to 17-3 on Conner’s 3-yard run with 2:40 remaining.
–Field Level Media

Cardinals don’t expect WR Xavier Weaver (oblique) to play vs. Bills
Arizona Cardinals rookie receiver and kick returner Xavier Weaver is not expected to play in Sunday’s season opener at Buffalo because of an oblique injury, coach Jonathan Gannon said Friday.
Weaver, 23, did not participate in practices Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Cardinals’ depth chart lists Weaver as the backup to starting wide receiver Greg Dortch, with the other starters being Michael Wilson and Marvin Harrison Jr., the team’s top pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Arizona signed Weaver as an undrafted free agent. He caught 68 passes for 908 yards and four touchdowns, and ran twice for 15 yards and two scores, in 11 games as a senior for Colorado last season.
He played from 2019-22 for South Florida and totaled 116 receptions for 1,735 yards and eight touchowns.
–Field Level Media

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Report: Cardinals rookie DL Darius Robinson (calf) to miss multiple weeks
Arizona Cardinals rookie defensive lineman Darius Robinson’s calf injury will cause him to miss multiple weeks, NFL Network reported Saturday.
Robinson hurt his calf during Thursday’s practice, which coach Jonathan Gannon confirmed on Friday while saying the team was awaiting imaging test results.
A standout at Missouri, Robinson was the Cardinals’ second selection in the first round (27th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft, following Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the fourth overall pick.
Robinson is listed as second behind starting defensive tackles Bilal Nichols and Justin Jones on the Cardinals’ depth chart.
Arizona could take advantage of a new rule and place Robinson on injured reserve before all NFL teams must cut their current rosters from 91 down to 53 by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. In the past, players on injured reserve before the 53-player roster are out for the entire season. New this year, teams can designate up to two players who are on IR at the 53-player cutdown as eligible to return this season.
Those two players, or any on IR after the cutdown, are required to miss a minimum of four games, which is where Robinson could fit in the team’s plans.
The Cardinals open the season Sept. 8 against the host Buffalo Bills.
–Field Level Media

Cardinals WR Zay Jones suspended 5 games for conduct
The NFL suspended Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Zay Jones for five games on Friday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Jones, 29, will have to sit out the season’s first five games without pay and will be eligible to return for a Week 6 game at Green Bay on Oct. 13.
Jones was arrested last November and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery causing bodily harm following an alleged altercation with the mother of his child. Florida prosecutors dropped the case in March.
He caught 34 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns in nine games (seven starts) with the Jacksonville Jaguars last season.
After being released by the Jaguars in April, Jones signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals worth up to $2.25 million.
Jones has 287 catches for 3,028 yards and 18 touchdowns in 104 games (67 starts) with the Buffalo Bills (2017-19), Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (2019-21) and Jaguars. Buffalo drafted him in the second round in 2017.
–Field Level Media

Cardinals sign C Hjalte Froholdt to 2-year extension
The Arizona Cardinals announced a two-year extension with center Hjalte Froholdt on Wednesday.
Terms were not disclosed for the deal that runs through 2026, but NFL Network put the value at $12 million with $8 million guaranteed.
Froholdt, who turned 28 on Tuesday, started all 17 games and played 99 percent of the offensive snaps in his first season with the Cardinals in 2023.
Born in Denmark, Froholdt was drafted by New England in the fourth round in 2019 out of Arkansas.
He played in eight games for the Patriots in 2020 and 23 games (six starts) with the Cleveland Browns from 2021-22 before joining the Cardinals.
–Field Level Media