THE Arizona Cardinals opened practice Wednesday for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers with 13 players listed on the injury report, including one who was unexpected — left tackle Paris Johnson Jr.
Most of the others suffered known injuries in the game against the Patriots, with the exception of linebacker Zaven Collins, cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting and safety Joey Blount.
Full details of their first injury report of the week are below.
Did not participate
Wilson and Luketa went out on back-to-back plays Sunday, which involved the fourth and fifth snaps of the game. Benson was injured later in the game, while it is unclear when Johnson’s injury occurred. He missed four snaps in the game, but those were thought to be on the final possession of the game when quarterback Clayton Tune replaced Kyler Murray with 1:53 remaining in the 30-17 victory.
Limited participation
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T Kelvin Beachum (not injury related – rest)
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S Joey Blount (knee)
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LB Zaven Collins (neck)
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*CB Elijah Jones (ankle)
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DL Roy Lopez (ankle)
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CB Max Melton (shin)
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CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (hand)
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*K Matt Prater (left knee)
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DL Darius Robinson (calf)
*Designated for return from injured reserve
In recent weeks, Beachum had an off day and did not participate in Wednesday’s practice. It’s possible he’ll be on the field due to Johnson’s absence. Blount was on the field for a New England onside kick, which he recovered.
Prater was designated to return Wednesday and has been on injured reserve since Oct. 15 after undergoing meniscus repair. This is Jones’ third week of practice and a decision must be made next week whether to activate him to the 53-man roster or keep him on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.
Full participation
No one was listed as a full participant
Panthers injury report Wednesday
Did not participate
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OLB Jadeveon Clowney (illness/knee)
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S Sam Franklin Jr. (neck/not related to personal injury)
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CB Jaycee Horn (not injury related – rest)
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RB Chuba Hubbard (not injury related – rest)
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LB Josey Jewell (not injury related – rest)
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WR Xavier Legette (hip)
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DE A’Shawn Robinson (knee)
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WR Adam Thielen (not injury related – rest)
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S Xavier Woods (no injury released-rest)
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OLB DJ Wonnum (non-injury related – rest/knee)
Limit
Full participation
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This article was originally published on Cards Wire: Cardinals injury report: Trey Benson, Paris Johnson top list
