TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals exterior linebacker Dennis Gardeck will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL suffered Monday evening towards the Los Angeles Chargers, coach Jonathan Gannon stated Tuesday.
“It is part of the sport that simply is hard to swallow at occasions,” Gannon stated. “So clearly, know what he places into the sport, into his craft and being a professional and a teammate that he’s. In order that’s going to harm.”
Gardeck was injured with 10:34 left within the third quarter on a punt return. He went straight to the locker room and later returned to the sideline in road garments.
Gardeck, who’s in his seventh season, all with the Cardinals, since getting into the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2018, is within the closing season of a three-year contract he signed in 2022. He had 20 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 quarterback hits, an interception and a pressured fumble in 7 video games this season.
He’s the second edge rusher Arizona has misplaced this season to an ACL damage. The opposite was B.J. Ojulari, who tore an ACL in early August. And Gardeck is the fifth member of the Cardinals’ inside protection to go on injured reserve this season.
With Zaven Collins the one common exterior linebacker nonetheless wholesome, Arizona will flip to the likes of Jesse Luketa, rookie Xavier Thomas, Victor Dimukeje and Julian Okwara to fill Gardeck’s function.
Gannon stated the Cardinals will determine a plan at exterior linebacker this week that greatest helps Arizona assault the Miami Dolphins.
“It will look a bit completely different, I am positive, this week,” Gannon stated. “We’re within the phases of that proper now, however guys will step up and so they’ll be able to go.”
Arizona has 14 sacks this season, tied for twenty first within the NFL.
