
Howard Balzer
Cardinals and NFL Reporter, CardsWire at USA Today
Cardinals/NFL reporter for CardsWire; Hall of Fame selector, co-host of weekly HOF radio show on Sirius/XM NFL Radio; Lindy's Pro Football preview magazine
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cardswire.usatoday.com | Howard Balzer
With voluntary OTAs beginning last week and ending this week prior to next week’s mandatory minicamp, there are several players in varying degrees of participation that ended the 2024 season on injured reserve. The group includes edge rusher BJ Ojulari, who suffered a torn ACL early in training camp last summer; right tackle Jonah Williams, whose season was limited to six games because of two injuries to his right knee; and defensive linemen Justin Jones and Bilal Nichols.
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cardswire.usatoday.com | Howard Balzer
• Robinson suffered a calf injury and the loss of his mother during his first season. • He is determined to improve in his second year and has focused on physical conditioning.
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sports.yahoo.com | Howard Balzer
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way–in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its...
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cardswire.usatoday.com | Howard Balzer
• Arizona Cardinals cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting will miss the 2025 season due to a knee injury requiring surgery. • The Cardinals drafted cornerbacks Will Johnson and Denzel Burke, possibly due to Murphy-Bunting's pre-existing injury. • Despite the loss of Murphy-Bunting, the Cardinals have a crowded cornerback room with several players returning who have game experience.
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sports.yahoo.com | Howard Balzer
The Arizona Cardinals' cornerback room received a jolt last week when Sean Murphy-Bunting was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list, making him ineligible to play for the entire 2025 season. The knee injury apparently occurred prior to the draft and contributed to the Cardinals selecting cornerbacks Will Johnson and Denzel Burke in the second and fifth round, respectively.
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