Cardinals-Cowboys injury report: D.J. Humphries added with back injury

The Arizona Cardinals announced Saturday that they suffered more long-term losses in the New York Jets game than previously realized.

Offensive lineman J.R. Sweezy (elbow) and Rashard Lawrence (calf) were moved to the injured reserve list. They and linebacker Kylie Fitts (hamstring) were all ruled out of the Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

With Fitts out and both Devon Kennard (calf) and Dennis Gardeck (foot) questionable, along with Chandler Jones (bicep) out for the rest of the season, the linebacker group is thin heading into Monday.

Gardeck told reporters this week he was confident he would play and was upgraded to limited on Friday even though Arizona did not go through practice.

“We’ll still have four guys dressed for the game,” defensive coordinator Vance Joseph said of the outside linebackers on Thursday. “We got D.K. back into practice yesterday obviously. We’ll see how he progresses before Monday night.

“If D.K. is full speed, he’ll play full-time along with Haason, and Gardeck’s backing up both spots. We’ll still have four guys who can play.”

Arizona also signed Isaiah Irving off the Denver Broncos practice squad this week, and he could replace Fitts as the fourth guy.

That position isn’t the only one with question marks entering the weekend. Offensive lineman D.J. Humphries was added to the injury report Saturday after being limited at practice due to a back injury. He is listed at questionable.

If he is forced to miss the game, Arizona would be down two starting offensive linemen in Humphries and Sweezy.

There is some good news. Safety Chris Banjo participated in full Thursday ahead of the team’s Monday Night Football road game.

Safety Jalen Thompson is designated for return from the injured reserve after missing most of the season, save for a few snaps in Week 1. No move has been made, though, and head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Saturday that a decision will likely come Monday.

“He’s close. We want to be smart with him and make sure he feels great,” Kingsbury said. “We’re gonna continue on the next couple days and see where it ends up.”

Defensive end Jordan Phillips was added to the injury list after missing practice to attend his dad’s funeral. He tweeted Thursday that he would be able to attend both the funeral and the Monday Night Football game.

Player	Position	Injury	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Game Status
Kylie Fitts	OLB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Dennis Gardeck	OLB	Foot	DNP	Limited	Limited	Questionable
D.J. Humphries	OL	Back	–	–	Limited	Questionable
Rashard Lawrence	DT	Calf	DNP	DNP	–	Out
J.R. Sweezy	OG	Elbow	DNP	DNP	–	Out
Devon Kennard	OLB	Calf	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Budda Baker	S	Thumb	Full	Full	Full	–
Chris Banjo	S	Hamstring	Full	Full	Full	–
Jordan Hicks	ILB	Wrist	Full	Full	Full	–
Jordan Phillips	DL	Not injury related	–	–	DNP	–

Player	Position	Injury	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Game Status
Everson Griffen	DE	Not-injury related	DNP	Full	Full	–
Dorance Armstrong	DE	Knee	Full	Full	Full	–
Blake Bell	TE	Knee	Full	Full	Full	–
Tyrone Crawford	DE	Ankle	Full	Full	Full	–
Trevon Diggs	CB	Knee	Full	Full	Full	–
DeMarcus Lawrence	DE	Knee	Full	Full	Full	–

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