The Arizona Cardinals have two games left in the 2025 NFL season. They will play those games with rookie DT Walter Nolen and CB Garrett Williams. Both players were placed on IR on Monday.
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Williams suffered an Achilles injury in the first quarter of the 26-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. At the time of the injury, Arizona was ahead 10-0. The Falcons were driving with 6:27 remaining in the first quarter on a third-and-four when QB Kirk
Cousins threw a short pass to WR Drake London for the first down conversion. Williams was injured while attempting to make the tackle and did not return.
It is not known if Williams tore his Achilles tendon or if it is considered a partial tear.
Nolen injured his left knee in the third quarter when he assisted Zaven Collins on a tackle on a six-yard loss when Cousins found RB Tyler Allgeier in the left flats on an outlet pass. The Falcons finished that drive with a 40-yard field goal that enabled Atlanta to take a 19-16 lead.
Right now, it is not known if Nolen will need surgery until an MRI is done on Tuesday. The rookie sat out the first seven games this year because of another knee injury and was housed on the PUP list.
Arizona head coach Jonathan Gannon stated regarding Nolen’s second knee injury:
“You feel bad for the guy because I know he didn’t see this year going like it did. I know he’s got goals because he wasn’t out there, wasn’t able to achieve. But he has shown the ability to be a difference-maker on our defense and impact the game in the run and pass game and will be a huge piece of us moving forward.”
Williams sat out five games earlier this season because of a knee injury.
The Cardinals are 3-12-0 and in the middle of a seven-game losing streak. The addition of these two defenders brings Arizona’s total players on IR to 23.
