The Arizona Cardinals will have their top two wide receivers active at the same time on Sunday for the first time this season.
Cardinals activated Marquise Brown from injured reserve Saturday for their Week 12 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Brown will play for the first time since injuring his foot in Week 6. He’s been Kyler Murray’s top target in those first six games, catching 43 of 64 shots his way for 485 yards and three touchdowns.
Because DeAndre Hopkins was suspended for the first six games of the year, he and Brown have yet to share the court this season. Hopkins has dominated targets since returning to the fold, whether it’s Murray or Colt McCoy under center. In five games, Hopkins has 45 receptions for 487 yards and two touchdowns on 58 targets.
Brown’s return to the field comes at a good time as Arizona will be without Rondale Moore and potentially Greg Dortch due to injuries they suffered last week.
In addition to activating Brown, the Cardinals placed tight end Zach Ertz on the injured list after undergoing season-ending knee surgery. Rookie Trey McBride got the vast majority of snaps at tight end in Ertz’s absence, and that should be the case going forward as well.
In addition to Ertz, Arizona also placed left tackle DJ Humphries on IR. Humphries has struggled with an earlier issue in recent weeks and will now miss at least the next four games. He joins fellow starting offensive linemen Rodney Hudson, Justin Pugh and Will Hernandez on the sidelines, leaving Kelvin Beachum as the only starter still available.
