Arizona Cardinals kicker Matt Prater was not on the field Wednesday morning for the portion of practice open to the media.
There were some raised eyebrows last Friday when the Cardinals had tryouts with kickers Anders Carlson and Chad Ryland, especially when Prater was not on the injury report that day and kicked in the game against the Commanders.
Is there an injury? Is it a personal issue that the team knew was coming when they had the tryouts on Friday?
The team announced Ryland was signed to the practice squad on Wednesday, adding intrigue.
We will learn something when the injury report is revealed later Wednesday.
Head coach Jonathan Gannon spoke to the media at 9:45 Wednesday morning, and the team announced the addition of Ryland a little less than an hour later, about 15 minutes before practice started.
Also not on the field were cornerback Garrett Williams and rookie guard Isaiah Adams.
Adams was added to the injury report this past Friday with a thumb injury and played two special teams snaps against Washington.
Confirming what Gannon told the media, tight end Trey McBride (concussion) and defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga (knee), who both did not play Sunday, were on the field as was rookie tackle Christian Jones, who has been designated for return from injured reserve.
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