Arizona Cardinals rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will miss his second straight game Sunday as he continues to recover from an ankle injury, head coach Mike La Fleur said Friday. Love also sat out last week's win over the Los Angeles Rams and has not practiced this week.
The first-round pick suffered a left ankle injury early in the season. La Fleur said there have been no conversations yet about placing Love on injured reserve, which would give him a minimum of four weeks to rest the ankle. Earlier this week, video surfaced of Love cutting and moving horizontally with ease at a Cardinals flag football event.
Love is one of several Cardinals sidelined Sunday. Defensive tackle Walter Nolen III (ankle), safety Andrew Wingard (knee) and guard Jon Gaines II (ankle) are also out. Gaines hurt his ankle during Thursday's practice, severe enough to keep him out this week. Hayden Conner will fill in for Gaines, who was already replacing injured guard Isaiah Adams, placed on injured reserve on Oct. 10.
Rookie quarterback Carson Beck missed Thursday's practice with back spasms. Beck, who has yet to be active this season as Arizona's emergency third quarterback, was limited Wednesday. La Fleur said the issue is not long term, describing it as a little back tweak from trying to throw the way these players throw.
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