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Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 19, 2003 12:00 AM
The Cardinals rearranged their defensive front four Monday after tests confirmed that end Kyle Vanden Bosch will miss the season with a knee injury.
Fred Wakefield, who moved from left end to right end during training camp in Flagstaff, moved back to the left. First-round pick Calvin Pace becomes the starting right end.
Rookie Kenny King and second-year players Dennis Johnson and Alton Moore will compete with Wakefield. King played left end Monday during nickel situations, when Wakefield moves to tackle.
"We'll miss Kyle for more than he does on the field," coach Dave McGinnis said. "We'll miss him for what he does in the locker room, in the weight room and just his demeanor around this football team."
Vanden Bosch's injury is a serious blow to the Cardinals, who had just 40 sacks the past two seasons. It's the major reason they drafted two ends, Pace and King.
"Calvin is stepping up more and more," said Wakefield, who's had five sacks as a starter the past two seasons. "And Kenny has been making plays non-stop. I don't know that I've seen a rookie come in and make such an impact on the D-line yet."
A magnetic resonance imaging examination revealed that Vanden Bosch suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last Saturday against San Diego.
There was a sliver of good news, however. It's a less severe injury than Vanden Bosch suffered to his right knee two years ago. There was no damage to the medial collateral ligament, unlike two years ago. Doctors won't be able to determine if there's meniscus damage until the swelling decreases.
No surgery has been scheduled.
Vanden Bosch was not available for comment.
"You hate it like sin," McGinnis said of the injury, "but you have to move forward. There is nobody in this business who will rehab quicker or faster or harder than Kyle."
A little help
The Cardinals will search for a veteran defensive end when teams cut down to the final rosters in a few weeks. But defensive ends are at a premium in the NFL, and Rod Graves, the team's vice president for player personnel, doesn't expect much help.
"The chance of us replacing him (Vanden Bosch) with a veteran guy who is as good or better is very slim," Graves said.
Injury update
Guard Leonard Davis will miss his third preseason game Friday when the Cardinals play the Chicago Bears at Sun Devil Stadium.
The team's medical staff determined that Davis needed at least one more week to recover from a broken right hand suffered in a training camp fight with Vanden Bosch more than two weeks ago.
That will leave him just one preseason game, at Minnesota on Aug. 28, to prepare for the regular season.
Is that enough?
"Shoot, it's going to have to be," Davis said.
Frank Garcia started for Davis last week in San Diego, and Chris Dishman probably will receive additional work there this week.
• Cornerback Renaldo Hill (ankle) missed practice but went through a workout supervised by trainers.
Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 19, 2003 12:00 AM
The Cardinals rearranged their defensive front four Monday after tests confirmed that end Kyle Vanden Bosch will miss the season with a knee injury.
Fred Wakefield, who moved from left end to right end during training camp in Flagstaff, moved back to the left. First-round pick Calvin Pace becomes the starting right end.
Rookie Kenny King and second-year players Dennis Johnson and Alton Moore will compete with Wakefield. King played left end Monday during nickel situations, when Wakefield moves to tackle.
"We'll miss Kyle for more than he does on the field," coach Dave McGinnis said. "We'll miss him for what he does in the locker room, in the weight room and just his demeanor around this football team."
Vanden Bosch's injury is a serious blow to the Cardinals, who had just 40 sacks the past two seasons. It's the major reason they drafted two ends, Pace and King.
"Calvin is stepping up more and more," said Wakefield, who's had five sacks as a starter the past two seasons. "And Kenny has been making plays non-stop. I don't know that I've seen a rookie come in and make such an impact on the D-line yet."
A magnetic resonance imaging examination revealed that Vanden Bosch suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last Saturday against San Diego.
There was a sliver of good news, however. It's a less severe injury than Vanden Bosch suffered to his right knee two years ago. There was no damage to the medial collateral ligament, unlike two years ago. Doctors won't be able to determine if there's meniscus damage until the swelling decreases.
No surgery has been scheduled.
Vanden Bosch was not available for comment.
"You hate it like sin," McGinnis said of the injury, "but you have to move forward. There is nobody in this business who will rehab quicker or faster or harder than Kyle."
A little help
The Cardinals will search for a veteran defensive end when teams cut down to the final rosters in a few weeks. But defensive ends are at a premium in the NFL, and Rod Graves, the team's vice president for player personnel, doesn't expect much help.
"The chance of us replacing him (Vanden Bosch) with a veteran guy who is as good or better is very slim," Graves said.
Injury update
Guard Leonard Davis will miss his third preseason game Friday when the Cardinals play the Chicago Bears at Sun Devil Stadium.
The team's medical staff determined that Davis needed at least one more week to recover from a broken right hand suffered in a training camp fight with Vanden Bosch more than two weeks ago.
That will leave him just one preseason game, at Minnesota on Aug. 28, to prepare for the regular season.
Is that enough?
"Shoot, it's going to have to be," Davis said.
Frank Garcia started for Davis last week in San Diego, and Chris Dishman probably will receive additional work there this week.
• Cornerback Renaldo Hill (ankle) missed practice but went through a workout supervised by trainers.
