Jeremiyah Love dealing with lingering ankle injury. How extreme is it?
Love was seen limping during the Cardinals' loss to the Giants, and the majority of his production came in the first quarter.
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TEMPE — Arizona Cardinals rookie running back Jeremiyah Love continues to deal with ankle issues early on in his NFL career.
After the rookie was seen limping in Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants, head coach Mike LaFleur confirmed the running back has been dealing with a lingering ankle injury.
It is not the same ankle Love sprained during the preseason that led to him sitting out the majority of the exhibitions.
“He’s been dealing with it for a little bit, but it’s just a management-type thing,” LaFleur said Monday. “It’s like he tweaks it and then he feels fine, so we’re just trying to manage that. He’s doing a good job with it, too.”
When it comes to Jeremiyah Love’s ankle issue that popped up Sunday, Mike LaFleur said it’s not the same ankle he sprained in the preseason but that he’s been dealing with it for a little bit.
“It’s a management type thing. It’s like he tweaks and then feels fine. We’re just trying to manage that. He’s doing a good job with it, too.”
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Love saw a heavy dose of work early on in Sunday’s loss to New York, but his usage petered out as the game went on. Six of his 14 carries and 43 of his 63 yards came in the first quarter alone.
After that, he recorded just eight rushing attempts and one catch (one target) the rest of the way.
His decreased usage was even more glaring late.
Despite having one last gasp at scoring the go-ahead touchdown and sitting on New York’s four-yard line, the Cardinals leaned on Tyler Allgeier and his pass protection for the final four plays of the game.
Love didn’t see the field once.
“It’s been kind of lingering a little bit. Nothing too extreme,” LaFleur told Arizona Sports’ Burns & Gambo. “I just had a good conversation with him about this.
“It’s really just the managing process. I would say Monday through Saturday and getting to Sunday, he just kind of felt it a little bit yesterday and I think that’s why you saw kind of a 50-50 split (in carries).”
Through four games (three starts), Love has recorded 55 carries for 223 yards and a touchdown. He’s also caught 11 passes (13 targets) for 36 yards and a score.
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It’s an out and out crime that Love didn’t get one carry in those last 4 plays from the 4 yard line.
Last year this team lost so many games on the last play of the game in the first half of the season.
They go and get the guy that is a supreme playmaker and then they don’t use him. Unbelievable……
I was never sold on Mike LeFleur as the head coach and these last 3 games give me great pause on whether this coach can cut it.
I really hope Love stays healthy. I don't mind if he misses a game or two. Most running backs don't survive 17 games (or more, for teams that can sometimes make the playoffs). But I worry about an extended absence. Walter Nolan, Darius Robinson, Paris Johnson Jr, Marvin Harrison Jr., etc. I am so sick of seeing first round picks on the sidelines. It's just getting hard to watch.