The Cardinals lost wide receiver Michael Floyd for a while when he dislocated three fingers this week and they aren’t sure at this point just how long a while.
Initial reports estimated Floyd would be out three-to-five weeks, but Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Friday, via Josh Weinfuss of ESPN, that Floyd’s injury was a “unique” one. As a result, there’s no timetable right now for his return and that leaves his status for the opening weeks of the season in some doubt.
Arians said that Floyd was injured when his fingers bent back while landing on a ball, something that the coach hasn’t seen in his 40 years in the game. Floyd had surgery to repair the injured fingers on Wednesday.
The Cardinals will rely on Larry Fitzgerald and John Brown as their top receivers while Floyd is out of the lineup. Jaron Brown, Brittan Golden, Ryan Spadola and fifth-round pick J.J. Nelson are some of the other receivers who will see a bump in playing time to help fill in for Floyd, who had 47 catches for 841 yards and six touchdowns last season.
