Williams’ Achilles Risk for Cardinals | NFL News

0:00It's September 2nd in NFL News. Today starts now, AI powered and always on. The Arizona Cardinals are facing some tough decisions about player health as week one approaches. A big question mark is cornerback Garrett Williams, who's been recovering from a torn Achilles he sustained back in December. He's been a good chunk of training camp on the physically unable to perform list, but they did activate him right before the last preseason game. Now the team's roster construction shows they're really banking on him being ready to go for the season opener. They've only got five cornerbacks on the active roster, which is pretty thin. They even let go of Sean Murphy bunting, who was their main nickel corner all off season. They do have Kalen King on the practice squad, and he also played that nickel back spot during the preseason. However, it sounds like the Cardinals are also preparing for the possibility that Williams might not be able to play a full game right away. Kenzo Burke has started getting reps at the slot position in practice. Coach LaFlure also mentioned Dadrian Taylor-Demerson as a potential option, though he's dealing

1:04with his own rib injury. Coach LaFlure has been pre-tight-lipped about specific timelines, and Williams is only about eight months removed from that major injury. Still, everything seems to be pointing towards him being on the field for week one, whether that's the smartest move or not remains to be seen.