On Monday, the Arizona Cardinals announced that running back Bam Knight will be headed to injured reserve with an ankle injury. This new change means that his season is effectively over with three games still remaining in the season. Knight incurred his injury during the team’s 40-20 defeat at the hands of the Houston Texans on Sunday. This blow deepens an already threadbare running back corps.
This season, no one worked harder on the field than Knight. He registered 82 carries, tallied 269 rushing yards, and found the end zone four times. On top of that, he was a valuable target in the passing game with 22 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown reception. To be fair, Knight had a great season prior to his head-turning performance. Unfortunately, a recent injury has sidelined him for the year.
Knight is the third Cardinals running back to be put on IR this season, joining sixth-round pick Emari Demercado and Keaontay Ingram. He follows fellow RBs James Conner and Trey Benson onto the injured list. This puts the team in a precarious spot as they head into the home stretch of the summer season. The lack of these three essential players to the Cardinals offense opens up various options for St.
Following these changes, the Cardinals have been very active on the roster front. In addition, they signed wide receiver Jalen Brooks from the practice squad to the active roster. This decision is all about giving them more weapons on that side of the ball. To further shore up their roster, they signed offensive lineman Marques Cox to the practice squad. They re-signed safety Patrick McMorris, which added important insurance for the backend of the field. Coinciding with the firm signing, the group released offensive lineman Trey Wedig from the practice squad.
Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer for ESPN, covering the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL. He emphasized that this season has been about as rough as it could get for the Cardinals’ running back corps. He’s been following the team since 2012. He illustrated how injuries have decimated their roster, increasing the difficulty to remain competitive.
The Cardinals get ready for their next home games. They can’t do anything about their other players getting injured and all but concede to some degree that it is out of their hands. The management of the team remains committed to keeping a close eye on the situation as they attempt to guide the team back to prosperity.
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