Cardinals injury report: Roy Lopez sits out again

The Arizona Cardinals conducted their second practice of the week Thursday in preparation for Sunday’s game in San Francisco against the 49ers and released their second injury report of the week. The only unsettling news Thursday was that nose tackle Roy Lopez did not practice for the second consecu

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The Arizona Cardinals conducted their second practice of the week Thursday in preparation for Sunday’s game in San Francisco against the 49ers and released their second injury report of the week.

The only unsettling news Thursday was that nose tackle Roy Lopez did not practice for the second consecutive day. He was the only of five players from Wednesday who was a DNP. The best news was that following cornerback Will Johnson being placed on reserve/injured Wednesday, cornerback Max Melton was upgraded to limited after not practicing Wednesday.

The full details of their Thursday injury report are below. Starters are noted with an asterisk.

Cardinals Thursday injury report

Did not participate

*NT Roy Lopez (groin)

It’s looking more and more that backup NT Andrew Billings will see his first action of the

season on Sunday. Billings was a healthy inactive in Week 1 and then was limited last week on Thursday and Friday after suffering a knee injury. He’s not on the injury report this week. We’ll know more about Lopez’s status on Friday’s report.

Limited participation

*C Hjalte Froholdt (knee)
*CB Max Melton (toe)
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (back)
CB Garrett Williams (Achilles)

In addition to Melton, Taylor-Demerson were also upgraded after missing Wednesday’s practice. Denzel Burke is expected to be a starter on the outside with Williams hopefully headed to the slot and playing his first snaps of the season.

Full participation

QB Jacoby Brissett (hip)
*LG Isaac Seumalo (not injury related/rest)
*OLB Josh Sweat (not injury related/rest)
*ILB Mack Wilson Sr. (not injury-related/thumb)

49ers Thursday injury report

Did not participate

*DE Nick Bosa (not injury related/knee)
*WR Mike Evans (hip)
DE Romello Height (hand)
WR Demarcus Robinson (ankle)
DT James Thompson Jr. (ankle)

Full participation

*LB Dre Greenlaw (not injury related/rest/Achilles)
*RB Christian McCaffrey (not injury related/rest)
*LT Trent Williams (not injury related/rest)

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