Cardinals place safety Kitan Crawford on injured reserve
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 16, 2026, 3:46 PM
Last updated Sep 16, 2026

The Arizona Cardinals are placing safety Kitan Crawford on injured reserve due to a mid-ankle sprain. This decision follows Crawford's injury sustained during the team's victory over the Chargers on Sunday. Crawford, who played 14 snaps on special teams and seven defensive snaps in Week 1, is expected to be sidelined for at least four weeks. As a seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft, he contributed in 15 games last season, making one start and recording 20 total tackles and one pass defended.
- •Kitan Crawford suffered a mid-ankle sprain.
- •He is expected to miss at least four weeks.
- •Crawford played 21 snaps in Week 1 against the Chargers.
- •He was a seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft.
- •Last season, he recorded 20 tackles and one pass defended.
- 3:46 PMYahoo Sports — Cardinals to place S Kitan Crawford on IR
"The Cardinals will be without one of their young contributors for at least the next four weeks.
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