Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Stymied by Lions in loss
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Love rushed 12 times for 22 yards and failed to bring in his only target in the Cardinals' 45-21 loss to the Lions on Sunday.
Love's meager rushing yardage total actually led the Cardinals on the afternoon, and game script had essentially turned away from the run by halftime with Arizona already down 24-7 at that point. The rookie first-round pick was on the sideline by the final drive of the afternoon, and Love finished with a new career low in rushing yards. The downturn on the ground was particularly drastic when compared to Love's previous two games, when he'd gained 153 yards on 35 carries against the 49ers and Giants. Love and the Cardinals will have an uphill battle to bounce back in Week 6 as well, as Arizona pays a visit to the Rams next Sunday.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Set to play Sunday
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Love (ankle) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's contest versus the Lions, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
Love emerged from Week 4 action with an ankle injury that limited him at practice Wednesday and Thursday, but he didn't have any restrictions at Friday's session before getting the all clear for Week 5. He touched on his health afterward, telling Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com that he's feeling "really, really good this week" and that he "found a way I really want to do things just consulting with the training staff and throughout my outside stuff." On Sunday, Love will look to build upon the 259 yards from scrimmage and two total TDs on 66 touches that he's racked up through the first four games of his career.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Trending well with ankle issue
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Head coach Mike LaFleur said Friday that Love (ankle) is "trending in the right direction" ahead of Sunday's game against the Lions, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Love so far has been limited at practice this week due to an ankle injury that he sustained in a Week 4 loss at the Giants. Despite LaFleur's comments, the Cardinals' final Week 5 injury report Friday may reveal that Love enters the weekend with a game designation.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Limited again Thursday
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Love (ankle) stayed limited at Thursday's practice, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Love emerged from a Week 4 loss at the Giants with a new ankle injury that's not related to the high-ankle sprain that he tended to in August. Friday's practice report will reveal whether or not he heads into the weekend with a designation for Sunday's game against the Giants.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Practicing Thursday
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Love (ankle) was in uniform and participating during the portion of Thursday's practice open to the media, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Love is dealing with the second ankle injury of his young career in the wake of this past Sunday's loss at the Giants. He was able to practice in a limited capacity Wednesday and appears as if he'll be listed as at least that one day later. Thursday's practice report will reveal his activity level.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Limited Wednesday
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Love (ankle) practiced on a limited basis Wednesday, Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com reports.
On Monday, coach Mike LaFleur said that Love emerged from Week 4 action with an ankle injury that's not related to the high-ankle sprain he tended to in August. Prior to Wednesday's session, LaFleur added more context, telling Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com that the issue shouldn't impact Love's practice reps this week. With a capped session to begin Week 5 prep, Love is experiencing practice restrictions, so the status of the Cardinals' No. 1 RB will be monitored closely as the weekend approaches.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Tending to new ankle injury
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Coach Mike LaFleur said Monday that Love is dealing with an ankle issue that's not related to the high-ankle sprain he tended to in August, Dani Sureck of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Love came out of preseason Week 1 with the previous ankle issue and missed the rest of exhibition season. Through four games to begin his career, the third overall pick in this year's draft has had an oscillating workload from week-to-week, with his 66 touches going for 259 yards from scrimmage and two total TDs. Love did cede the Cardinals' last four offensive snaps of Sunday's loss at the Giants to fellow RB Tyler Allgeier, which came after the former limped off the field after one of QB Jacoby Brissett's three interceptions, according to Darren Urban of the team's official site. Wednesday's practice report should provide a sense of where Love stands with the current health concern.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Modest numbers in Week 4 loss
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Love carried the ball 14 times for 63 yards and caught his only target for minus-eight yards in Sunday's 36-24 loss to the Giants.
Tyler Allgeier scored the Cardinals' only TD on the ground on a 22-yard dash in the first quarter, and Love's final numbers were hurt by the big loss on his only reception. The rookie RB wasn't able to build on a big Week 3 performance against the Niners, and through his first four NFL games, Love has managed just 259 scrimmage yards and two scores, one rushing and one receiving. He'll look to bounce back at home in Week 5 against the Lions.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Thrives in workhorse role Sunday
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Love rushed 21 times for 90 yards and brought in all five targets for 19 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals' 36-30 loss to the 49ers on Sunday.
Sunday may have marked the official crowning of Love as the Cardinals' unquestioned lead back, as he took 19 more carries than veteran backup Tyler Allgeier. All of Love's rush attempts, rushing yardage, receptions, receiving yardage and targets were new season-high figures for the rookie first-round pick, who also recorded his first career receiving touchdown on a one-yard grab early in the fourth quarter. Love's draft pedigree and talent always made an ascension to the lead role a matter of when and not if, and it will be interesting to see how the Notre Dame product fares in what could be a favorable Week 4 road matchup against the Giants next Sunday.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: RBs to Sit
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At some point soon, maybe this week, the Cardinals will turn Love loose, and he will look like the superstar running back we saw at Notre Dame. But until that happens, we should only be starting Love as a flex option in the majority of leagues. He continues to play less snaps than Tyler Allgeier (76-52 for the season), and Love has 20 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown and five catches for 25 yards on seven targets in two games against the Chargers and Seahawks. The 49ers defense isn't one to fear -- Kyren Williams and De'Von Achane each scored at least 12.3 PPR points in each game this season -- but Arizona holding back Love is why he's listed in this spot.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Held in check versus Seattle
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Love rushed nine times for 29 yards while catching all three of his targets for 16 yards in Sunday's 31-7 loss to Seattle.
Love and the rest of the Cardinals' offense mustered only a combined 151 total yards Sunday. The running back was able to reel in multiple catches for the second straight week to open the regular season, and he saw 12 touches to Tyler Allgeier's seven in the contest. Arizona will have another tough test with a road matchup against the 49ers (2-0) in Week 3, but Love figures to continue to separate from the pack as the Cardinals' clear No. 1 option at running back moving forward.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Scores TD in NFL debut
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Love rushed 11 times for 41 yards and a touchdown while bringing in two of four targets for nine yards in the Cardinals' 26-14 win over the Chargers on Sunday.
The rookie had been managing a high-ankle sprain for several weeks, but Love looked to be at full health when he capped off the Cardinals' first possession of the season with a five-yard scoring run around left end. Love found running room mostly at a premium the rest of the afternoon, and he ultimately finished with six fewer carries than veteran backfield mate Tyler Allgeier. Nevertheless, Love's usage also may have been the byproduct of a cautionary approach due to the first-round pick's lack of practice time this summer, and the Notre Dame product therefore could be in store for a larger workload in a Week 2 home showdown against the Seahawks next Sunday.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Set for NFL debut
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Love (ankle) is listed as active Sunday at the Chargers.
Love thus has put the high-ankle sprain that he sustained in preseason Week 1 behind him, but considering he wasn't able to practice in more than a limited capacity this week, there's a decent chance that he won't be operating on all cylinders in his NFL debut. The third overall pick in this year's draft also will have to contend with Tyler Allgeier for work out of the Cardinals backfield, so Love may take some time to fulfill his draft status.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Expected to make NFL debut Sunday
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Love (ankle) remains listed as questionable but is expected to play in Sunday's game at the Chargers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Love initially suffered a high-ankle sprain during preseason Week 1, and after practicing in a limited fashion from Wednesday through Friday, he entered the weekend as questionable to suit up. Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reported Friday that Love was trending toward making his debut Sunday, and Rapoport's report indicates that the rookie third overall pick indeed will avoid the Cardinals' list of Week 1 inactives. Such a decision will become known about 90 minutes before a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, but considering his lack of activity over the last month, Love may well be eased into his first NFL action while working in tandem with fellow running back Tyler Allgeier.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Expected to play Sunday
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Love (ankle) is expected to play Sunday against the Chargers, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Love managed limited practice participation Wednesday and Thursday, so a full practice Friday would go a long way toward giving his fantasy managers confidence. It's not yet clear if the practice upgrade will happen, but Love apparently is expected to play in any case. It's also not clear how backfield work will be divided between the rookie and Tyler Allgeier.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Limited at Wednesday's practice
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Love (ankle) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com reports.
Love's status for Week 1 has been murky since he emerged from the Cardinals' preseason opener with a high-ankle sprain, which coach Mike LaFleur downplayed for most of the past month. When LaFleur discussed Love ahead of Wednesday's session, he told PHNX Sports "don't look too far into that" when discussing the rookie's listing as the No. 2 RB on the team's unofficial depth chart, while at the same time telling Brack that "there's no limit on our end" to Love's activity level. Considering Love's listing of "limited" Wednesday, he still has some work to do to be available for Sunday's game at the Chargers. Tyler Allgeier would serve as Arizona's lead back Week 1 if Love is operating with a cap on his reps or doesn't suit up, while Bam Knight would be in line for some work as well.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)
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We don't know how healthy Love will be in his return from the high-ankle sprain he suffered in the preseason opener against the Raiders on Aug. 13, but his touches could be limited. He's going to share work with Tyler Allgeier, and the Cardinals could be cautious with Love if he's not at 100 percent. The Chargers also were No. 4 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs last year, and only seven running backs scored double digits in PPR against Los Angeles, including none in the final four weeks of the season. I would only use Love as a flex option in most leagues in Week 1.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Continues to progress
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Coach Mike LaFleur said Thursday that Love (ankle) is "progressing," Howard Balzer of Cards Wire reports.
It seems to be the only thing LaFleur is willing to say about his rookie running back's recovery at this point, as the coach has made it his daily ritual to say Love is merely progressing while offering little else in the form of insight. Love has 10 days to try and get ready for Arizona's Week 1 opener against the Chargers. He's going to need to practice in some fashion next week to have a chance to play Sunday, Sept. 13, and even then Love is still likely to split carries with Tyler Allgeier versus Los Angeles.
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Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love: Present Tuesday, but not practicing
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Love (ankle) was spotted at Tuesday's practice but wasn't suited up, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
Love has been tending to a high-ankle sprain since the Cardinals' first preseason game and hasn't practiced since. Coach Mike LaFleur told Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com on Monday that Love is "progressing really well" toward being available for Week 1, but the rookie running back will need to mix into drills to begin to put questions about his status for the regular-season opener against the Chargers in the rearview mirror.
Love (ankle) is progressing well in his recovery and trending toward being available for Week 1, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Love was forced to miss the Cardinals' final preseason game due to the high-ankle sprain he suffered earlier this month, but he continues to trend in the right direction. Head coach Mike LaFleur outlined Monday that the running back is "progressing really well," and that Love is expected to take another step up in his recovery. The Cardinals will take on the Chargers in Week 1 on Sunday, Sept. 13, and the rookie first-rounder appears to be on track to make his NFL regular-season debut that day.
