Arizona Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake suffered what appeared to be a serious ankle injury in their overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7. It was reported he would miss “a few weeks” with torn ligaments in his ankle.
Thus far, he has not been placed on injured reserve and, according to head coach Kliff Kingsbury, he is making good progress, although not necessarily enough for him to play in Week 9 against the Miami Dolphins.
“He’s day-to-day,” Kingsbury told reporters Monday morning. “I know it looked more severe than it’s going to end up being, hopefully.”
The fact he was not placed on injured reserve, which would mean he would have to miss at least three weeks, suggests they believe he could be available as early as next week.
“He’s really made good progress but I’m not sure it will be enough to get him back this week,” Kingsbury said. “We feel like, from where we started to where we are now, we’ve been very fortunate.”
In the meantime, Chase Edmonds will handle starting duties and he will be backed up by a committee of Jonathan Ward, Eno Benjamin and perhaps D.J. Foster.
Through seven games this season, Drake has averaged 4.3 yards per carry on his 119 rushing attempts, gaining 512 yards with four touchdowns.
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