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The Cardinals have placed 27-year old fullback Nehemiah Broughton on the Injured Reserve List with a torn ACL. Broughton has not played in the NFL since 2007 with the Redskins. He has played in 6 games (0 starts) in his NFL career and he has 1 carry for 3 yards. The Cardinals will likely be scouring the waiver wire for a fullback on cut-down day.
The Cardinals will be without WR Larry Fitzgerald for the rest of the pre-season due to a MCL sprain. He caught 1 pass for 16 yards in the opener of the pre-season before getting drilled. It’s in the best interest of the team to let Fitzgerald rest up and this will give them a chance to look at the other WRs on the roster. Matt Leinart needs to drill the ball to WRs when throwing over the middle so that no more receivers get hurt like Fitzgerald did.
The Arizona Cardinals have lost 30-year old OT Mike Gandy for the rest of the season due to sports hernia surgery. He played in 12 games (all starts) for the Cardinals this season. In his three years with the Cardinals, Gandy has played in 44 games starting all of them. They will miss Gandy.
The Cardinals have placed safety Matt Ware on the Injured Reserve List with a knee problem. Ware played in 11 games this season for the Cardinals and he made 24 tackles, defensed 1 pass, forced 1 fumble and he has 1 interception. The Cardinals will miss Ware especially on special teams the last three weeks.
The Cardinals have signed 27-year old kicker Mike Nugent. Nugent played in 4 games earlier this season for the Buccaneers and he only made 2 of 6 field goals (33.3%) and all six of his extra points which was good for 12 points. Nugent has now played in 53 games in his 5 years in the NFL and he has connected on 77 of 98 field goals (77.6%) and 89 of 91 extra points which is good for 320 points. Nugent will replace Neil Rackers this week whose injured groin needs rest. Rackers has played in all 13 games for the Cardinals this season and he has made 16 of 17 field goals (94.1%) and he has connected on 36 of 37 extra points good for 84 points. The Cardinals better keep their fingers crossed this week that the game doesn’t come down to Mike Nugent trying to win it with a field goal.
