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Josh WeinfussJul 23, 2025, 04:18 PM ET
- Josh Weinfuss is simply a unit writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL astatine ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN successful 2013. He is simply a subordinate of the Pro Football Writers of America and a postgraduate of Indiana University.
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Cardinals first-round prime Walter Nolen III volition miss the commencement of grooming campy with a calf wounded that helium suffered portion grooming successful the offseason, manager Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday.
Gannon didn't enactment a timeline connected Nolen's return, conscionable saying that the 16th wide prime volition "miss immoderate time." However, Gannon didn't regularisation retired that Nolen could miss clip into the regular season.
"I don't cognize that," Gannon said. "I truly don't. We'll spot however it goes. Each one's a small spot different. Each injury's a small spot different. Each guy's a small spot different."
Gannon said Nolen's wounded is "a small spot different" than the calf wounded 2024 first-round prime Darius Robinson suffered past August that kept him retired for the archetypal 11 games of the season.
Gannon said Nolen is successful the process of recovering and rehabilitating.
"He's moving hard to get back," Gannon added.
Gannon besides said that antiaircraft tackle Bilal Nichols and extracurricular linebacker BJ Ojulari volition miss the commencement of campy arsenic they proceed to retrieve from injuries they suffered past year. Nichols was constricted to six games past play due to the fact that of a cervix wounded and Ojulari missed each of 2024 with a torn ACL helium suffered aboriginal successful grooming campy past year.
Before Ojulari got injured past year, helium was expected to vie for a starting borderline job. With Arizona overhauling its antiaircraft beforehand this offseason, including borderline rushers with the offseason signing of Josh Sweat and drafting of Jordan Burch, Ojulari volition person stiffer contention for a starting occupation erstwhile helium returns to the field.
"Obviously, reps are learning experiences, truthful helium missed a twelvemonth of reps, of crippled reps and I truly liked wherever helium was trending," Gannon said. "But, erstwhile helium gets back, he'll prime up wherever helium near disconnected and past each time volition beryllium a learning acquisition for him."
