Cardinals' Kitan Crawford: Participating in training camp
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Crawford (ankle) is participating in Arizona's training camp, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN reports.
Crawford is now fully recovered from the ankle injury that landed him on the Cardinals' injured reserve in January. The 24-year-old is expected to serve as the team's backup strong safety behind Budda Baker during the upcoming campaign.
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Cardinals' Kitan Crawford: Placed on IR
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The Cardinals placed Crawford (ankle) on injured reserve Thursday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.
Crawford was already ruled out for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Rams due to an ankle injury, and his placement on IR was a procedural move to open up a spot on the Cardinals' 53-man roster for Austin Keys, who was waived by the Vikings on Wednesday. Crawford -- who the Cardinals selected in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft -- finished his first NFL regular season with 20 tackles (11 solo) and one pass defense across 15 games (one start) while contributing on both special teams and in the secondary.
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Cardinals' Kitan Crawford: Won't play in Week 18
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Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday that Crawford (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Rams, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports.
Crawford sustained an ankle injury in the Week 17 loss to the Bengals and is now in line to miss Arizona's season finale. The rookie safety from Nevada appeared in 15 games for the Cardinals, recording 20 total tackles and one pass defensed while contributing both defensively (142 snaps) and on special teams (319 snaps).
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Cardinals' Kitan Crawford: Green light to play Week 10
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Crawford (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against Seattle.
Crawford was limited in practice during Week 10 prep due to a lingering ankle injury, but the rookie seventh-rounder has been cleared to play in Sunday's NFC West clash. He has accumulated eight tackles (five solo) and a pass defense through the first seven regular-season games of his NFL career while mostly serving on special teams.
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Cardinals' Kitan Crawford: Unavailable for Week 7
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Crawford (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's contest against the Packers.
Crawford is dealing with an apparent ankle injury, which will now force him to miss his first contest of the year. In his absence, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson could see a slight uptick in usage as a reserve safety versus Green Bay.
