Cardinals team captain placed on IR and done for the 2025 season

Cardinals HC Gannon on losing Blount for the year:

“Okay, on the injury front here, Joey Blount is going to go to IR. He’ll be done for the year,” Gannon said. “Captain too. That’s tough – it’s part of the game but it never gets easy. Some guys are gonna have to step up and assume his role. But I feel good about it. He played a lot, he wore a lot of hats on game day so we’re gonna have to figure that out. But guys are ready to assume the role and step in and play well.”

Blount was Arizona’s key special teams leader. Of the 15 games he appeared in last season, Blount played 70% of his snaps on special teams. His role can’t be understated, as Gannon said that winning a game isn’t just based on premier skill players but everyone wearing the Cardinals jersey, which Blount illustrated as one of the best.

Gannon will have to re-evaluate Blount’s position as the gunner, possibility looking at wide receiver Greg Dortch to replace him. After Blount was taken out vs. Saints, Dortch stepped up in that role and impressed Gannon enough to likely earn the position against the Carolina Panthers in Week 2.