Cardinals-Patriots injury report: RB Demercado, P Gillikin out

The Arizona Cardinals will play without backup running back Emari Demercado and punter Blake Gillikin on Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Arizona signed punter Michael Palardy to the practice squad to take Gillikin’s place.

Starting nose tackle Roy Lopez and defensive tackle Naquan Jones are questionable, according to the injury report. Lopez has been limited with an ankle issue that ended his day early in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Tight end Trey McBride is dealing with a knee issue, but he was limited during the week and practiced in full on Friday.

Right tackle Jonah Williams was added to the injury report on Sunday with an illness. He is questionable for Sunday’s matchup against the Patriots.

Quarterback Kyler Murray found his name listed on the injury report Friday for an illness but was listed as a full participant.

Gillikin (right foot) and Demercado (back) were out on Wednesday and Thursday. 

The Patriots have a longer list of ailments, notably in the secondary. Offensive tackle, Caedan Wallace, defensive tackle Jaquelin Roy and receiver Javon Baker are listed as out.

Safety Kyle Dugger, defensive tackle Christian Barmore, cornerback Christian Gonzalez, offensive tackle Vederian Lowe and offensive lineman Cole Strange are all questionable.

Arizona Cardinals injury report vs. New England Patriots – Week 15

Player	Pos	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Blake Gillikin	P	Right Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Kelvin Beachum	OL	NIR-Rest	DNP	Full	Full	–
Emari Demercado	RB	Back	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Elijah Jones	CB	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Limited	Out
Naquan Jones	DL	Shoulder	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Roy Lopez	DL	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Darius Robinson	DL	Calf	Limited	Limited	Limited	–
Trey McBride	TE	Knee	Limited	Limited	Full	–
Kyler Murray	QB	Illness	–	–	Full	–
Jonah Williams	OL	Illness	–	–	–	Questionable

Here is the Patriots’ injury report:

New England Patriots injury report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Javon Baker	WR	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Marcus Jones	CB	Illness	DNP	Limited	–	–
Kyler Dugger	S	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Christian Gonzalez	CB	Shoulder	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Anfernee Jennings	LB	Knee	Limited	Limited	Full	–
Vederian Lowe	T	Shoulder	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Jabril Peppers	S	Knee	Limited	Limited	–	–
Jaquelin Roy	DT	Foot	Limited	DNP	DNP	Out
Cole Strange	OL	Knee	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Sione Takitaki	LB	Knee	Limited	Limited	–	–
Caedan Wallace	T	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Limited	Out
Deatrich Wise Jr.	DE	Foot	Limited	Limited	Limited	–
Christian Barmore	DT	NIR-Other	Full	Limited	–	Questionable
Jaylinn Hawkins	S	Illness	–	DNP	Full	–

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