The debut for Arizona Cardinals rookie defensive lineman Darius Robinson will have to wait at least until Week 5. Robinson begins the season on injured reserve following a calf injury he suffered in practice last week.
The Cardinals announced he was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with the roster moves they made to get the roster down to 53 players.
He is also designated to return from IR.
Had this been any prior year, landing on IR before spending a day on the 53-man roster meant a player’s season was over. His season would be over.
However, owners approved a change to allow teams to use up to two of their eight designations to bring players back from injured reserve, NFI or the practice squad injured reserve on players placed on IR with final cuts. They can bypass having to be on the active roster for a day.
The Cardinals used both possible designations on Robinson and rookie offensive lineman Christian Jones. They have six designations remaining for the 2024 season.
Robinson, the 27th overall pick in the 2024 draft, cannot practice until at least Week 5.
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