Notably, this is the first day since Oct. 5 that the Cardinals have had no players on the COVID list. In fact, there have been only 20 days of the 99 since training camp opened July 23 that the team has had no one on reserve/COVID-19.
Kingsbury hopes the return of Peters and hopefully nose tackle Rashard Lawrence, who has missed the last two games with a calf injury and played only three snaps in Week 6 against Cleveland, will aid the team’s run defense.
“I think it (inconsistent performance against the run) has to do with some of the injuries that we've incurred,” Kingsbury said. “We haven't been able to be consistent in that group like we like. It’s kind of like the O-line. We've had so many different rotations rotate through there because of the injuries. So I think getting Corey Peters back, getting Rashard back is going to be huge this next week, and hopefully we can keep those guys healthy and keep the same kind of starting rotation out there for an extended period of time.”
As for the shoulder injury that limited linebacker Zaven Collins to three snaps Thursday night, when asked if there is more to report, Kingsbury said, “Just what we know from last night. It was a recurring shoulder that he's had an issue with, an AC (joint) issue and hopefully, kind of like Kyler over the next three or four days, he'll feel better going into next week.”
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