In their second injury report ahead of their Week 1 matchup against the Buffalo Bills, the Arizona Cardinals have two players who did not participate in Thursday’s practice and one player remains limited. The Cardinals take on the Bills Sunday at Highmark Stadium, with kickoff set for 10:00 A.M. MST.
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Did Not Participate
Cardinals
- WR Xavier Weaver (oblique)
- S Joey Blount (back)
Bills
- DE Javon Solomon (oblique)
Blount joins Weaver on the list of non-participants in Thursday’s practice with a back injury. He was not listed on Wednesday’s injury report, so this could be a recent injury. The reserve safety/special teamer’s impact would likely be more felt in the kicking game, with starting safeties Budda Baker and Jalen Thompson healthy.
With back-to-back DNPs for Weaver, his availability for Sunday is in doubt. If he can’t suit up, then running back Deejay Dallas would likely serve as the Cardinals’ primary kickoff and punt returner.
Limited Participation
Cardinals
- TE Tip Reiman (ankle)
Bills
- No players listed
Reiman is listed as a limited participant for the second day in a row. His availability will likely determine what they do with their tight ends, with Trey McBride and Elijah Higgins. McBride is more of the typical in-line tight end whereas Higgins is more of the big receiver type of tight end who can line up in multiple spots on the field. Reiman profiles more as a pure blocker tight end in multiple tight end sets, but the Cardinals will need to be able to run the ball to beat the Bills so he’s an under-the-radar player to monitor.
Full Participation
Cardinals
- No players listed
Bills
- S Cole Bishop (shoulder)
- TE Quintin Morris (shoulder)
- WR Curtis Samuel (toe)
- QB Mitch Trubisky (knee)
The Cardinals did not list a single player as a “full participant” but we can assume no news is good news for the 50 players whose status aren’t mentioned in this injury report. Despite a couple of impactful injuries to the front seven, the team is relatively healthy entering their season opener.
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Michael McDermott covers the Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @MichaelMcDMLB
