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Prater

Prater has been on injured reserve since October 15th. He’s not eligible to return until Week 12, meaning there’s still plenty of time for him to recover from his injury before the team can even consider activating him. Prater’s replacement, Chad Ryland, has converted on 10-of-11 field goal attempts this season and has two field goals of 50-plus yards to his name. His emergence could put the Cardinals in a tough decision once Prater is healthy enough to be activated.

Chad Ryland kicked for Arizona in Weeks 5 and 6 and should continue to be the team’s main kicker until Prater is healthy again. Prater will miss at least four more games with an injury that has already sidelined him the previous two weeks.

Chad Ryland will kick for Arizona in Week 6 with Prater dealing with a knee injury. Arizona’s spate of defensive injuries could make things even tougher against Jordan Love and the Packers’ high-powered offense.

Prater missed Week 5 with the knee issue and is listed as questionable for Week 6. Practice squad kicker Chad Ryland will take his spot in the lineup. Ryland went 3-of-4 on field goals last week and connected on his only PAT attempt.

Prater was limited in practice all week after sitting out in Week 5. Backup kicker Chad Ryland is a viable streaming option in a game featuring Week 6’s third-highest over/under (49.5). Ryland made 3-of-4 field goals and his one extra point attempt in Week 5.

Prater’s non-kicking knee kept him sidelined throughout the week and will now keep him out of this week’s contest. Kicker Chad Ryland, who was signed earlier to the practice squad, has been elevated to kick for the Cardinals in this week’s game against the 49ers. In his lone season kicking for the Patriots, Ryland converted on 64 percent of his field goal attempts while making 24-of-25 extra points.

Fantasy managers counting on Prater will want to check his availability before locking in their fantasy lineups this weekend. The veteran kicker is dealing with an injury to his non-kicking leg and hasn’t practiced this week as a result. If he’s not able to go, the Cardinals will elevate Chad Ryland, who they signed earlier in the week, from the practice squad to take his place.

Prater is dealing with a left knee issue, per the team’s injury report. While it’s not an injury to his kicking foot, it goes without saying that an injury to any leg can impact on his ability to kick at a high level. We’ll see how this impacts his Week 5 availability, but if Prater is unable to go, the Cardinals would likely elevate kicker Chad Ryland, who they signed to their practice squad earlier this week.

It locks Prater up through his age-40 campaign. With the Cardinals since 2021, the 38-year-old converted 88 percent of his field goal attempts in 2022. He has typically been fantasy-relevant, but with 2023 shaping up as a rebuilding year in Arizona, Prater will be outside the top-12 kickers.

Prater didn’t travel with the team to Los Angeles, so this doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Tristan Vizcaino, who has made nine of his 10 career field goal attempts, will start in place of Prater in Week 10.