The Arizona Cardinals are reportedly placing Jeremiyah Love on injured reserve, ensuring the rookie running back will miss at least the next four games with a high ankle sprain.
It's a gut-punch for numerous reasons, as the third overall pick hasn't been fully healthy since preseason. Love's third ankle injury of his rookie season is now his most concerning.
How do the dominoes fall from here?
Love is first eligible to return from injured reserve in Week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles. It's important to note Arizona has a bye week in Week 14, which may be tempting for the Cardinals to keep Love out for even more time to ensure he's properly healed.
After missing two prior games, Love's move to injured reserve makes him the third consecutive first-round pick by Arizona to miss at least six weeks of his rookie season, following in the footsteps of Darius Robinson (2024) and Walter Nolen III (2025).
Love was previously hindered by two different ankle injuries — one after playing a half of preseason and the next following him through the opening stages of the regular season, which caused him to be shut down for two weeks before returning on Sunday in Dallas.
Love still has an oppor...