Cardinals-49ers injury report: NFC West rivals limping to finish line

The Arizona Cardinals do not have a particularly long injury report for Week 18, although that is a product of placing five players on injured reserve in the past two weeks.

Running backs James Conner and Trey Benson recently joined safety Joey Blount along with tackles Paris Johnson Jr. and Jonah Williams on injured reserve, as the Cardinals’ offense in particular is limping to the finish line.

Tackle Kelvin Beachum was upgraded from a nonparticipant to limited on Friday’s injury report, a positive sign for an offensive line in dire straits. Rookie Christian Jones is Beachum’s backup on the depth chart.

However, tackle Jackson Barton and wide receiver Michael Wilson both showed up on Friday’s injury report and are questionable for Sunday.

For San Francisco, quarterback and Valley native Brock Purdy is out this week with an elbow injury, so former Cardinals quarterback Joshua Dobbs will start.

49ers star tight end George Kittle, wide receiver Deebo Samuel and defensive end Nick Bosa were all non-participants in practice on Wednesday, and only Kittle returned as limited on Thursday.

Kittle again practice in a limited capacity on Friday and was deemed questionable for Sunday’s game, while Samuel did not practice on Friday and was ruled out.

Bosa and Ricky Pearsall practiced in full on Friday and will be available for the season finale against Arizona.

Arizona Cardinals injury report vs. San Francisco 49ers – Week 18

Player	Pos	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Hjalte Froholdt	C	NIR-Personal	DNP	Full	–	–
Kelvin Beachum	OT	Knee	Limited	DNP	Limited	–
Sean Murphy-Bunting	CB	Toe	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Matt Prater	K	Knee	Limited	Limited	Limited	Out
Mack Wilson Sr.	LB	Ankle-Quadricep	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Darius Robinson	DL	Calf	Limited	Limited	Limited	–
Jackson Barton	OL	Ankle	–	–	Limited	Questionable
Michael Wilson	WR	Hamstring	–	–	Limited	Questionable

Here is the 49ers’ injury report:

49ers injury report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Robert Beal Jr.	DL	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Nick Bosa	DE	Knee	DNP	DNP	Full	–
Spencer Burford	G	Calf	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	LB	Calf	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
Leonard Floyd	DE	Shoulder	DNP	DNP	Full	–
George Kittle	TE	Ankle/Hamstring	DNP	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Deommodore Lenoir	CB	Shoulder	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Colton McKivitz	T	Knee	DNP	DNP	Limited	Questionable
Brock Purdy	QB	Right elbow	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Deebo Samuel	WR	Ribs/Wrist	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Isaac Yiadom	CB	Pelvis	DNP	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Ji’Ayir Brown	S	Ankle	Limited	DNP	Limited	Questionable
Ricky Pearsall	WR	Illness/Chest	Limited	Limited	Full	–
Isaac Guerendo	RB	Foot/Hamstring	Full	Full	Full	–
Talanoa Hufanga	S	Wrist	Full	Full	Full	–

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