Gardeck (ankle) was ruled out for Thursday's game against the Saints, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck was forced out with an unspecified ankle issue during Sunday's loss to the Seahawks, leaving him sidelined in each practice this week. With the fifth-year outside linebacker inactive, expect Victor Dimukeje to step in opposite Markus Golden.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Forced out with injury
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Gardeck (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck recorded one tackle before sustaining an ankle injury at some point during this contest, though the exact nature of this issue is still unclear. The 28-year-old almost perfectly split his 205 total snaps between defense and special teams over the first five games of the season, recording 17 tackles, one sack, one pass defended and one forced fumble. With Gardeck sidelined, expect Victor Dimukeje to step in opposite outside linebacker Markus Golden.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Reaches three-year deal with Cards
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Gardeck signed a three-year, $12 million contract with Arizona on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Gardeck has primarily played special teams during his four years with the Cardinals, though he did play a career-high 159 defensive snaps in 2021. He also had seven sacks despite playing only 93 defensive snaps during the 2020 campaign, which are his only sacks through 58 career games.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Activated by Arizona
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Gardeck (knee) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus reports.
Gardeck spent most of training camp on the PUP list as he recovered from a torn ACL that he sustained late last year, and he also suffered a hand injury in practice just before Week 1. The 27-year-old played just 93 defensive snaps in 2020 but recorded seven sacks, including six sacks across his final three appearances of the year.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Lands on injured reserve
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Gardeck (knee/hand) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Gardeck has been recovering from a torn ACL that he sustained late last season, but he also sustained a hand injury in practice recently. While the linebacker had already been ruled out for Sunday's season opener, he'll be ineligible for the first three weeks of the year following his placement on IR.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Out Sunday
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Gardeck (knee) won't play in the Cardinals' season opener Sunday against the Titans, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck came off the Cardinals' PUP list right after Arizona's preseason finale, but he is still recovering from the ACL tear he sustained late last season. While the linebacker is nearing his return, he won't be able to play in the season opener. Expect Chandler Jones to see extended playing time with Gardeck out.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Signs tender with Cardinals
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Gardeck (knee) signed his second-round tender Thursday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck, who continues to recover from surgery to address an ACL tear suffered Week 15, will stick with Arizona for the 2021 campaign. He's been a key special-teams contributor for the Cardinals over the past three years.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Carted off Sunday
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Gardeck was carted to the locker room with an undisclosed injury during Sunday's 33-26 win against the Eagles, Kyle Odegard of the Cardinals' official site reports.
With a Week 15 sack of Jalen Hurts, Gardeck established a Cardinals franchise record by becoming the first undrafted player to reach six sacks in a season, surpassing Olsen Pierre's 2017 mark of 5.5. He's been incredibly productive on a limited workload, especially of late, with three sacks on 11 defensive snaps over his preceding two appearances entering Sunday. For as long as the Sioux Falls standout remains unavailable, depth at outside linebacker will be depleted behind Haason Reddick and Devon Kennard.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Good to go Sunday
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Gardeck (foot) is active for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.
Gardeck will play through his lingering foot injury for a second straight contest. He'll handle his usual reserve role in Arizona's linebacker corps versus Seattle.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Considered questionable
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The Cardinals have listed Gardeck (ankle) as questionable for Sunday's tilt against the Saints, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck was limited at practice all week and is looking like a true game-time decision. Joe Walker and potentially Zeke Turner (hamstring) could be in line for slightly bigger roles if Gardeck is ultimately ruled out.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Out second straight game
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Gardeck (ankle) is out for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck has not been able to practice for two consecutive weeks after suffering an ankle injury in Week 4. Joe Walker is slated to take over Gardeck's role as a depth option at linebacker for the Cardinals.
