Cardinals WR John Brown won’t play vs. Seattle; Seahawks’ Chancellor inactive

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Though the door had been left open for him to play, receiver John Brown will not. He’ll miss his first game of the season and only his second in his three-year Arizona Cardinals’ career due to continuing hamstring trouble.

The good news for Brown is that he and the Cardinals now know what they’re dealing with, a single-cell trait, something that was discovered via a blood test.

It will, though, keep him off the field for this week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, a matchup which will be spotlighted on Sunday Night Football.

In addition to Brown, the Cardinals’ remaining inactives included linebacker Gabe Martin, guard Cole Toner and cornerback Brandon Williams, plus defensive tackles Olsen Pierre, Ed Stinson and Xavier Williams.

Stinson had already been ruled out after aggravating a toe injury that has sidelined him two previous games, while Martin was considered doubtful with a knee issue.

As expected, quarterback Carson Palmer (hamstring) and receiver Jaron Brown (knee) will play.

For the Seahawks, they’ll once again be minus safety Kam Chancellor, who is suffering from a groin injury.

Defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson (thumb/knee), linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis (ankle), running back Thomas Rawls (fibula) and tight end Luke Wilson (knee) are also out due to injury and among the listed inactives.

The others not in uniform for Seattle are running back C.J. Spiller and guard Rees Odhiambo.

No doubt this is a big game, the question all week has been how big and how important in terms of the NFC West standings. The Seahawks (4-1) lead the division with the Cardinals (3-3), last year’s hat and t-shirt recipients, giving chase.

“You try not to focus on what their record is and what your record is. It’s one game,” quarterback Carson Palmer said. “It’s a game we need to win, it’s a game they badly want to win, but you can’t start playing the record games this early. It’s one game, one day at a time.”

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