Cardinals RB Love out a week with sore ankle
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- Jeremiyah Love will miss at least a week with a sore ankle, coach Mike LaFleur said Saturday, after the rookie was "more sore" Friday than Thursday and "more sore than we were anticipating."
- Love is ruled out for Saturday's preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys while the Cardinals reevaluate his ankle next week before deciding on the rest of his preseason plan.
- Love logged 23 snaps in his debut against the Raiders, rushing 11 times for 58 yards and catching three passes for 14 yards.
- Tyler Allgeier will lead the Cardinals' backfield against Dallas, followed by Bam Knight and Corey Kiner, with Love and Trey Benson both sidelined.
- Trey Benson is "progressing" from a flare-up in his surgically repaired left knee, but LaFleur offered no return timeline.
- James Conner, who missed 14 games last season with a right foot injury and has not played in the preseason, is also "progressing" — LaFleur stressed the team is waiting for him to return to peak performance, not just to play.
Why it matters: Three of the Cardinals' top running backs — Love, Benson, and Conner — are simultaneously unavailable or limited, forcing Arizona to lean on Allgeier, Knight, and undrafted rookie Corey Kiner for the rest of the preseason and potentially into Week 1.
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