Gaines (knee) was absent from the Cardinals' injury report Wednesday ahead of Sunday's Week 1 matchup with the Bills. Gaines missed all of 2023 with a knee injury, but it appears he's returned just in time for the Cardinals' regular-season opener Sunday. The 2023 fourth-round pick out of UCLA is expected to open Arizona's campaign as the backup center now that he's returned to full health.
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Team
Arizona Cardinals
Birthdate
5/24/1999 (25)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'4", 303 lbs
Draft Info
2023: Rd 4; Pk (ARI)
Birthplace
Wauwatosa, WI, USA
Position
OL
College
UCLA
Experience
2 seasons
Career History
Arizona Cardinals
2023-Present
(2 seasons)
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Gaines (knee) was absent from the Cardinals' injury report Wednesday ahead of Sunday's Week 1 matchup with the Bills. Gaines missed all of 2023 with a knee injury, but it appears he's returned just in time for the Cardinals' regular-season opener Sunday. The 2023 fourth-round pick out of UCLA is expected to open Arizona's campaign as the backup center now that he's returned to full health.
Gaines (knee) avoided being placed on the Cardinals' active/PUP list prior to training camp Thursday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports. Gaines missed the 2023 campaign while recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered in August, but he'll enter camp as an active participant. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday that the offensive lineman will be limited during the early days of camp, but that he rehabbed "every day" during the offseason, which appears to have paid off.