The Cardinals placed Gardeck (knee) on injured reserve Friday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.
Gardeck tore his ACL in the Cardinals' Week 7 win over the Chargers, so his shift to IR comes as no surprise. Arizona will now be without two of its top edge rushers in Gardeck and BJ Ojulari (knee) for the remainder of the season. Expect Julian Okwara and Xavier Thomas to both see increased work on the Cardinals' defense going forward.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Tears ACL, out for season
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Gardeck sustained a torn ACL during Monday's 17-15 win over the Chargers, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Gardeck exited the second half of the game with the injury, and with the edge rusher confirmed to have suffered ligament damage to his knee, he'll miss the rest of the season. Through Arizona's first seven games, Gardeck had notched three sacks to go with 22 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble. Julian Okwara is the most likely candidate to move into the starting lineup at outside linebacker in place of Gardeck.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Past finger injury
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Gardeck (finger) practiced in full Thursday.
Gardeck was limited in Wednesday's session due to a finger injury, but he appears to be good to go for Sunday's game against Washington. Gardeck has 10 tackles (eight solo), including 3.0 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble over his last two games.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Limited to open week
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Gardeck (finger) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck will have two more chances to practice in a larger capacity ahead of Sunday's game against the Commanders. He's accrued 10 tackles (eight solo), including 3.0 sacks, one pass defended, one interception and one forced fumble over his last two games.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Big day at linebacker
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Gardeck recorded six tackles, including 3.0 sacks, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble in Sunday's 41-10 win over the Rams.
Gardeck loaded up the stat sheet as part of a dominant defensive showing by the Cardinals in Week 2. The 29-year-old earned a significant role last season for the first time in his six-year career, after primarily being a special-teams contributor. In his new role as a starter, the Sioux Falls product may be having a late-career breakout now that he's getting the opportunity to see the field more. He'll work to keep up the production in Week 3 against the Lions.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Will play Week 18
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Gardeck (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.
Gardeck was able to log back-to-back limited practice sessions to end the week and will suit up for the Cardinals' regular-season finale. The six-year linebacker out of Sioux Falls has set career highs this season in tackles (44) and sacks (6.0) over the first 16 games.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Back at practice
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Gardeck (knee) was a limited participant at the Cardinals' practice Thursday, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Gardeck missed the team's first session of the week Wednesday, so Thursday's participation is a step in the right direction. The linebacker will have one more chance to progress to a full workload Friday before Arizona's final injury report comes out ahead of Sunday's regular-season finale with the Seahawks.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Logs another sack in win
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Gardeck recorded five total tackles (three solo), including one sack and one tackle for loss, while also recording a pass deflection in Sunday's 25-23 win over the Falcons.
The 29-year-old linebacker is having one of the best seasons of his career, as his five sacks are just two short of his career best in a season. Gardeck ranks second on the Cardinals in tackles for loss and first in sacks through the first 10 games of the year. Expect Gardeck to continue leading Arizona's defense and causing problems for opposing quarterbacks as the season goes on.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Won't play Thursday
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Gardeck (ankle) was ruled out for Thursday's game against the Saints, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck was forced out with an unspecified ankle issue during Sunday's loss to the Seahawks, leaving him sidelined in each practice this week. With the fifth-year outside linebacker inactive, expect Victor Dimukeje to step in opposite Markus Golden.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Forced out with injury
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Gardeck (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck recorded one tackle before sustaining an ankle injury at some point during this contest, though the exact nature of this issue is still unclear. The 28-year-old almost perfectly split his 205 total snaps between defense and special teams over the first five games of the season, recording 17 tackles, one sack, one pass defended and one forced fumble. With Gardeck sidelined, expect Victor Dimukeje to step in opposite outside linebacker Markus Golden.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Reaches three-year deal with Cards
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Gardeck signed a three-year, $12 million contract with Arizona on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Gardeck has primarily played special teams during his four years with the Cardinals, though he did play a career-high 159 defensive snaps in 2021. He also had seven sacks despite playing only 93 defensive snaps during the 2020 campaign, which are his only sacks through 58 career games.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Activated by Arizona
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Gardeck (knee) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus reports.
Gardeck spent most of training camp on the PUP list as he recovered from a torn ACL that he sustained late last year, and he also suffered a hand injury in practice just before Week 1. The 27-year-old played just 93 defensive snaps in 2020 but recorded seven sacks, including six sacks across his final three appearances of the year.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Lands on injured reserve
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Gardeck (knee/hand) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Gardeck has been recovering from a torn ACL that he sustained late last season, but he also sustained a hand injury in practice recently. While the linebacker had already been ruled out for Sunday's season opener, he'll be ineligible for the first three weeks of the year following his placement on IR.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Out Sunday
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Gardeck (knee) won't play in the Cardinals' season opener Sunday against the Titans, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck came off the Cardinals' PUP list right after Arizona's preseason finale, but he is still recovering from the ACL tear he sustained late last season. While the linebacker is nearing his return, he won't be able to play in the season opener. Expect Chandler Jones to see extended playing time with Gardeck out.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Signs tender with Cardinals
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Gardeck (knee) signed his second-round tender Thursday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Gardeck, who continues to recover from surgery to address an ACL tear suffered Week 15, will stick with Arizona for the 2021 campaign. He's been a key special-teams contributor for the Cardinals over the past three years.
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Cardinals' Dennis Gardeck: Carted off Sunday
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Gardeck was carted to the locker room with an undisclosed injury during Sunday's 33-26 win against the Eagles, Kyle Odegard of the Cardinals' official site reports.
With a Week 15 sack of Jalen Hurts, Gardeck established a Cardinals franchise record by becoming the first undrafted player to reach six sacks in a season, surpassing Olsen Pierre's 2017 mark of 5.5. He's been incredibly productive on a limited workload, especially of late, with three sacks on 11 defensive snaps over his preceding two appearances entering Sunday. For as long as the Sioux Falls standout remains unavailable, depth at outside linebacker will be depleted behind Haason Reddick and Devon Kennard.
