{"id":320136,"date":"2025-08-26T22:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/320136\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T22:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:54:11","slug":"arizona-cardinals-deem-ol-will-hernandez-essentially-ready-to-practice-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/320136\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals deem OL Will Hernandez essentially ready to practice, play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona Cardinals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> are ready for offensive lineman Will Hernandez to practice and perhaps play. Trimming their roster down to 53 players, Hernandez was activated from the PUP list for the regular season and was not placed on the regular-season PUP list.<\/p>\n<p>That means he is able to practice immediately and can ramp up for games.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Since he and Jon Gaines are the only backup interior linemen, the Cardinals clearly see him as able to play, if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Adams is still the starting right guard to start the season. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said that, once Hernandez was healthy and practicing, he would gauge who is the better option to be the starter.<\/p>\n<p>Offensive line depth chart with Will Hernandez active<\/p>\n<p>With Hernandez on the active roster, the offensive line looks like this.<\/p>\n<p>Starters: <\/p>\n<p>Backup tackles<\/p>\n<p>Backup guards<\/p>\n<p>Backup center<\/p>\n<p>Get more <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cardinals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cardinals<\/a> and NFL coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cards<\/a> Wire&#8217;s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/27gxR7Oml5yVPywhOG8KHR?si=cGJ0FN6aRBquiLus5nj7rw&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=05e790ef05a641b8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9sICHPD_aT9zxnG7dJj6izJWgMhLMh_U&amp;si=rpNldnLNN-_DdW8R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-rise-up-see-red-podcast\/id670822447?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple podcasts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/cardswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cardinals\/2025\/08\/26\/ol-will-hernandez-is-included-on-the-53-man-roster-to-start-the-season\/85839774007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:OL Will Hernandez is included on the 53-man roster to start the season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">OL Will Hernandez is included on the 53-man roster to start the season<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Arizona Cardinals are ready for offensive lineman Will Hernandez to practice and perhaps play. 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