The Arizona Cardinals had two starters go down with injuries in their 24-20 Week 1 over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Starting safety Jalen Thompson injured his ankle on the second play of the game and starting center Mason Cole exited in the first half with a hamstring injury.
Neither player was able to return to the game. Thompson played only two snaps, while Cole played 36.
Head coach Kliff Kingsbury did not give much of an update on Monday when he spoke with reporters.
“Still working through it on those two guys, with Mason and J.T.,” he said. “Hopefully not too long, but we’ll see tomorrow where that is at.”
If they have to miss time and potentially the Cardinals’ Week 2 game at home against the Washington Football Team, Lamont Gaillard would get the start at center.
At safety, it would probably be Deionte Thompson who would get the start. Thompson was inactive on Sunday against the 49ers and Chris Banjo played 58 defensive snaps after Jalen Thompson exited the game. Kingsbury praised Banjo’s play. He is a backup at both safety positions and plays a lot on special teams. But he would likely slide back into that backup and special teams role if Jalen has to miss time.
The first injury report of the week won’t come out until Wednesday.
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