Cardinals Place Four Players on PUP List Ahead of Training Camp

Arizona Cardinals edge rusher Josh Sweat, left tackle Paris Johnson Jr., defensive back Garrett Williams, and tight end Tip Reiman were placed on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list before the team’s first training-camp practice. Sweat’s designation follows a knee injury that kept him off the offseason program, while Johnson, Williams and Reiman were added for similar “maintenance” reasons.

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Sweat, 29, missed voluntary OTAs, minicamp workouts and did not practice despite attending the mandatory June minicamp. He had been listed on the injury report last season for an “ankle/knee” issue but still recorded a career-high 12 sacks, including one in the season-final game against the Los Angeles Rams. Johnson finished the previous season on injured reserve after a knee injury that sidelined him for the final four games. The other two players had not been highlighted for injuries in prior reports.

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Head coach Mike LaFleur said Sweat’s absence from offseason drills was not injury-related and emphasized that the player had been working out on his own. Regarding Johnson, LaFleur described his PUP placement as “maintenance stuff” and expressed confidence that he would return soon.

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• “Seeing him yesterday, he's fired up to be here,” — Mike LaFleur, coach

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• “ "He'll be back before you know it," LaFleur said.” — Mike LaFleur, coach

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Sweat is expected to rejoin team activities next week, potentially appearing in practice on Tuesday. The Cardinals anticipate that Johnson, Williams and Reiman will also become eligible later in camp as they complete their respective recoveries.

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