The Cardinals are kind of a mess with injuries.

It was a busy Friday morning when Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon addressed the media prior to the team’s final practice for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Not to bury the lede, but Gannon declared wide receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. (heel) and Greg Dortch (chest), defensive lineman Walter Nolen III (knee), cornerback Max Melton (heel) and safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (ankle) out for the game.

Then, while it was known quarterback Kyler Murray would not be activated from injured reserve this week, Gannon revealed that Murray won’t play again this season. He hasn’t played since injuring his foot in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans and was then placed on IR a month later (Nov. 5)

Murray went out of state this week for more tests and another opinion and Gannon said, “It’s not right. It’s not progressing where it’s gonna make sense that he can go.”

Asked if he expects Murray to be the quarterback next season, Gannon said, “I’m worried about the Rams right now.”

In addition, running back Trey Benson (knee) and defensive end L.J. Collier (knee) will not be activated from IR this week. Collier’s 21-day practice window opened this week and Gannon said, “He’s trending in a good direction.”

Benson returned to practice Nov. 19 after going on IR Oct. 1 and after practicing on a limited basis for four practices, he hasn’t practiced for four straight practices prior to Friday. His 21-day window closes next week, but Gannon said if it’s looking positive, he could be activated even if not immediately available to play.

“He’s trying his butt off, doing everything he can to be ready to go,” Gannon said. “(But he’s) not there yet.”

As for Harrison and Melton, noting the difficulty of playing with a heel injury, Gannon said, “It’s a hard injury for a skill guy because they can run but then they can’t stick their foot in the ground. There’s a lot of pain obviously and it’s not something you can medicate for them to feel good to play. We’ll see how a little bit of rest helps.”

Finally, Gannon reflected on what it’s like to be hit with injuries that have hit so many players and position groups after being asked if he ever feels overwhelmed and sits in his office thinking, “Man, another one; I can’t believe there’s a lot of ‘em.”

To that, the head coach said, “That’s the job. And I appreciate the staff because I’m the one that tells them, ‘Here’s who’s up, here’s who’s down, here’s who’s not gonna make it, here’s who’s gonna make it. This is what you have.’ And there is no negativity. There is no ‘Poor Little ‘Ol Me.’ I call that PLUM’s disease (should it be PLOM?). There is none of that because that’s the job. Like you gotta figure it out. Our job is to have solutions and be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem.

“And if you’re negative or down in the dumps about this guy’s on IR, this guy’s not coming back, this guy’s not gonna make it, how does that really help you do your job at the highest level that you can to try to win the game? That’s the mindset I take and that’s the mindset they take. Now, are we human? Yeah. And so are the players, but you block that out and forge ahead.”

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