Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Green light to play Dallas
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The Cardinals activated Nolen (calf) from injured reserve, and he is active for Monday's game against the Cowboys, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
The rookie first-rounder has been cleared to make his NFL regular-season debut after missing the first seven games due to a calf injury he sustained during training camp. Nolen will likely work in a rotational role at defensive tackle when Calais Campbell and Dalvin Tomlinson are resting.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Questionable to play
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Nolen (calf) is listed as questionable ahead of Monday's game against the Cowboys.
Nolen has been a limited participant in practice since the Cardinals designated him to return from injured reserve Oct. 15. The rookie first-rounder has a chance to make his NFL debut for Monday's primetime matchup against the Cowboys, as head coach Jonathan Gannon made it sound as if he had a good chance to play, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Still limited by calf injury
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Nolen (calf) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Nolen has been a limited practice participant since the Cardinals designated him to return from injured reserve Oct. 15. The rookie first-rounder will likely have to log full practices before being activated from IR ahead of Monday's game against the Cowboys. Nolen is in the final stages of his recovery from a calf injury he sustained in late July during training camp.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Remains limited Thursday
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Nolen (calf) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.
Nolen made his official return to practice for the first time since suffering a calf injury in late July. The defensive tackle has been on the reserve/PUP list for the entirety of his rookie campaign to this point, and he'll have one more chance to log a full practice before the team hosts Green Bay on Sunday.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Practice window opened
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The Cardinals designated Nolen (calf) to return from the reserve/PUP list Wednesday.
The 16th overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft has been sidelined since the offseason due to a calf injury, but he has progressed enough in his recovery to be cleared to practice. Nolen was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, but he's far from a guarantee to make his NFL regular-season debut against the Packers on Sunday, even if he were to practice in full over the next two days. The Cardinals have 21 days to activate Nolen from the PUP list.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Dealing with calf injury
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The Cardinals placed Nolen on the active/PUP list Wednesday due to a calf injury, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Nolen will be able to return to practice and participate in preseason games whenever he's ready. However, head coach Jonathan Gannon relayed Wednesday that the rookie first-rounder is expected to miss "some time," and the injury could keep Nolen out for the start of the regular season, per Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com. Nolen's absence opens the door for PJ Mustipher and Elijah Simmons to see more reps at defensive tackle during training camp.
