Arizona Cardinals rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. entered this week in the league’s concussion protocol after suffering a head injury during the Cardinals’ loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
It put his availability for the Cardinals’ Week 7 Monday night game against the L.A. Chargers in question. After all, tight end Trey McBride missed a game when he suffered a concussion and New York Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers recently missed two games with one.
But things initially look good for Harrison to be back on the field for the game Monday night.
He began the week of practice on Thursday limited in practice, wearing a non-contact yellow jersey.
That means he cleared the first two levels of the protocol. The first is simply not having concussion symptoms, then it is getting through a workout and not having symptoms afterward.
He got limited work in practice on Thursday. If he goes symptom-free for 24 hours, he can ramp up even more for a full workload in practice. Once he goes symptom-free after a full practice, he is cleared and ready to play. Because he started the week of practice limited, there is a good chance he will be able to play on Monday.
That’s good news for everyone — Harrison, the team, Cardinals fans and everyone who will tune in to the game.
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