Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (heel) was a nonparticipant in Wednesday’s practice, while rookie defensive lineman Walter Nolen III (knee) was limited in his return to the practice field.
Arizona (3-10) is ramping up to play the Texans (8-5) in Houston on Sunday.
A slew of Cardinals players were not seen during the open portion of practice, with Budda Baker, Josh Sweat, Kelvin Beachum, Dalvin Tomlinson, Bilal Nichols and Evan Brown all in that group. Baker, Sweat, Beachum, Tomlinson and Brown were all not getting in work due to rest or personal reasons. Nichols was listed as dealing with a knee injury.
Safety Jalen Thompson, receiver Xavier Weaver and cornerback Dadrion Taylor-Demerson were nonparticipants but all were seen doing work on the side.
Cornerback Max Melton (heel) and running back Emari Demercado (ankle) also returned to practice.
Running back Trey Benson had the rest of his season shut down after coach Jonathan Gannon announced he will not come off injured reserve.
For Houston, current RB1 Woody Marks (knee) did not practice on Wednesday and team tackles leader Azeez Al-Shaair (ankle) was also a nonparticipant.
Arizona Cardinals injury report against Houston Texans
Player
Pos
Injury
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Game Status
Budda Baker
S
NIR-Personal/Thumb
DNP
Kelvin Beachum
OL
NIR-Rest
DNP
Evan Brown
OL
NIR-Personal
DNP
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR
Heel
DNP
Paris Johnson Jr.
OL
Knee
DNP
Bilal Nichols
DL
Knee
DNP
Josh Sweat
LB
NIR-Rest
DNP
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S
Ankle
DNP
Jalen Thompson
S
Hamstring
DNP
Dalvin Tomlinson
DL
NIR-Rest
DNP
Xavier Weaver
WR
Hamstring
DNP
L.J. Collier (IR)
DL
Knee
Limited
Emari Demercado
RB
Ankle
Limited
Christian Jones (IR)
OL
Knee
Limited
Max Melton
CB
Heel
Limited
Walter Nolen III
DL
Knee
Limited
Will Johnson
CB
Thumb
Full
Here’s what the injury picture looks like for Houston:
Houston Texans
Player
Pos
Injury
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Game Status
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
Ankle
DNP
Denico Autry
DL
Knee
DNP
Trent Brown
OL
Hand
DNP
Nick Chubb
RB
Ribs
DNP
Kamari Lassiter
CB
Foot
DNP
Woody Marks
RB
Knee
DNP
Sheldon Rankins
DL
Elbow/Shoulder
DNP
Harrison Bryant
TE
Neck/Shoulder
Limited
Jamal Hill
LB
Hamstring
Limited
E.J. Speed
LB
Knee
Limited
Justin Watson
WR
Calf
Limited