More injury news, this time with the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury, the team announced Tuesday. Conner has been a huge part of the Cardinals offense, and now they will be missing him at a key time. Conner will miss at least four games while on injured reserve. Losing its lead back is a blow to a 1-4 Arizona team that has been feisty in every game to start the season.
The Cardinals claimed Tony Jones Jr. off waivers this week from the New Orleans Saints to help fill the void while Conner is out. Arizona is heading into back-to-back NFC West matchups. The team heads to Los Angeles to play the Rams in Week 6 and faces the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7.
Connor has been huge for the cardinals. He has 364 rushing yards, a pair of touchdowns, and 30 receiving yards on eight receptions. His 72.8 rushing yards per game are the second-highest of his career (74.8 in 2018) despite missing the bulk of Week 5.Losing its lead back is a blow to a 1-4 Arizona team that has been feisty in every game to start the season.
The Cardinals claimed Tony Jones Jr. off waivers this week from the New Orleans Saints to help fill the void while Conner is out. Emari Demercado, Keaontay Ingram, Tony Jones Jr., Corey Clement, and Damien Williams are the healthy running backs with the Cardinals organization. Demercado got the bulk of the snaps last week, and looks to be in line to start in Week 6 assuming Ingram does not. Those two may be getting a lot of touches, but don’t be surprised if the Cardinals decide to go running back by committee.
Jaden Chandler-Parnell, or “JC” is a Sports & Sports Betting Insider for Stare Down Sports. You can Follow him on X @Jaden95Chandler
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