Cardinals hopeful RB Jeremiyah Love can play vs. Chargers in Week 1 after preseason ankle injury
Cardinals' No. 3 overall pick, RB Jeremiyah Love, is hopeful to play in Week 1 against the Chargers after suffering an ankle sprain during the preseason
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Cardinals' No. 3 overall pick, RB Jeremiyah Love, is hopeful to play in Week 1 against the Chargers after suffering an ankle sprain during the preseason
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At this point, it's unclear whether or not Cardinals rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will be available for Arizona's season opener
At this point, it’s unclear whether or not Cardinals rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will be available for Arizona’s season opener. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Love is “ about 50/50 ” to play Week 1 with an ankle sprain. Love suffered the injury in Las Vegas’ preseason opener on Aug. 13. He tallied 14 touches in that contest, with 11 rushing attempts for 58 yards and three receptions for 14 yards. Head coach Mike LaFleur said the plan was for Love, the No. 4 overall pick of the year’s draft, to get double-digit touches in that preseason game. Via Darren Urban of the team’s website, LaFleur said on Monday that Love is “ progressing ” but did not touch on the running back’s availability for Week 1. The team’s first injury report for its matchup against the Chargers will be released on Sept. 9
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There were 11 NFL players whose stellar performance earned them inclusion on the Associated Press' All-Pro teams for the first time last season. That's nearly a quarter of the prior year's first and second teams that were turned over. With that in mind, CBS Sports explores which offensive players may be next to blossom and reach All-Pro status: Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert have yet to make an All-Pro appearance, so those are options for this category, but also not in the spirit of the exercise. The intended purpose is to project a player who has yet to reach his peak. Caleb Williams ' first season under head coach Ben Johnson was fruitful, but the encore should be even better if his offensive line protection holds up. Williams has a better understanding of the offense and has had more time to develop relationships with primary pass catchers Rome Odunze , Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland . The key for the USC product will be finding consistency while maintaining the ability to make downfield plays late in the down of which others are incapable. Six of the nine quarterbacks who were named All-Pros over the past five years were first-round picks. Williams was the No. 1 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft . Jahmyr Gibbs is the running back most likely to be named an All-Pro who has not already been so. Although the team signed Isiah Pacheco in free agency, the trade of veteran David Montgomery feels like Gibbs taking ownership of the role in the Motor City. The franchise is hoping the arrival of new offensive coordinator Drew Petzing can re-instill some of the magic that departed with Johnson. Gibbs has accounted for 1,800-plus all-purpose yards in each of the past two years. A candle is still lit for Ashton Jeanty, and while the trio of Quinshon Judkins , Breece Hall and De'Von Achane have battled injuries, they are more than capable of ascending to this level. As you're reading this, Arizona's Jeremiyah Love is dealing with a high ankle sprain, but he has three-down capabilities, and Arizona is clearly content giving him the bulk of the carries. Feature backs may be returning to the NFL. There have been at least a dozen 1,000-yard rushers in each of the past four seasons. There had been only two such seasons dating back to 2015. Of the nine running backs named All-Pros over the past five years, eight were taken in the first or second round; Kyren Williams ( Rams ), a fifth-round pick, was the exception. The only 6-foot-4 All-Pro receiver over the past five years was Tampa Bay's Mike Evans . Drake London would buck that trend. The former USC Trojan is entering his first season with Kevin Stefanski as head coach. Aside from tight end Kyle Pitts and London, Atlanta's pass catchers are Jahan Dotson , Olamide Zaccheaus and third-round pick Zachariah Branch . If London puts together a full season -- as opposed to the five games he missed last season -- then he may finish closer to the 158 targets he accumulated in 2024; in that season, he finished fourth in receiving yards. Thirteen of 17 All-Pro receivers have been taken in the top 100. When exploring the four who were not ( Stefon Diggs , Puka Nacua , Tyreek Hill and Amon-Ra St. Brown ), two likely would have been taken earlier if not for off-field concerns (Hill) and injuries (Nacua). The Texans ' Nico Collins and the Giants ' Malik Nabers are a few others who fit the mold of a first-time All-Pro. There is one less mouth to feed in Chicago's offense with DJ Moore traded to Buffalo, but wide receivers Luther Burden III and Rome Odunze may eat away at a portion of those newfound targets. Colston Loveland tallied 58 receptions for 713 yards and six touchdowns last season. Will new opportunities lead to the requisite statistics for him to ascend to All-Pro status? Green Bay's Tucker Kraft , Cleveland's Harold Fannin Jr . and Indianapolis' Tyler Warren are also worth consideration for the list. San Francisco's George Kittle is the only All-Pro tight end over [... truncated ...]
The Cardinals are uncertain if veteran running back James Conner will be ready for Week 1 against the Chargers as he continues to recover from a foot injury. Conner's practice participation has been limited this summer, and while he is making progress, his availability for the opener remains in doubt. If Conner and Jeremiyah Love (ankle injury) are unable to play, Tyler Allgeier would be the lead back
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Head coach Mike LaFleur’s brother is coming to town with the Packers this week for a joint practice before Friday’s preseason finale. Unfortunately, just one person with the last name Love will see the field at any point this week and it’s not the one playing for the Cardinals. As expected, running back Jeremiyah Love […]
At least one J. Love will not be on the field this week. Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur told reporters in his Monday press conference that rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will still be sidelined this week, Arizona heads to Green Bay for a joint practice and Friday preseason game. “He will not be on the field doing any sort of practice or anything like that right now,” LaFleur said. Love has been out since suffering a high-ankle sprain during the Cardinals’ preseason matchup against the Raiders on Aug. 13. Arizona is reportedly hopeful Love will be able to return by Week 1. Love had 14 touches in that game — 11 rushing attempts, three catches — for a total of 72 yards
The Arizona Cardinals waived running back Trey Benson (knee) with an injured designation on Monday in order to make room on the roster for linebacker Josh Sweat, who was activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list, according to Darren Urban of the team's official website. Benson, a former third-rounder in 2024 from Florida State, only played in four games last year due to a season-ending left-knee injury, and he had recently missed time in training camp with more issues with the same knee. In two seasons in Arizona, Benson played in just 17 total games and racked up 451 yards on 92 carries, averaging 4.9 yards per attempt. Another NFL team will probably have interest in adding Benson to their RB room, but only if he can get over his left-knee issues. Going forward in Arizona, the Cardinals head into the 2026 season with Tyler Allgeier, rookie first-rounder Jeremiyah Love (ankle), and veteran James Conner (foot) as their top-three RBs
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