Simi Fehoko, the Arizona Cardinals’ wide receiver, is now in street clothes. His night and his team’s collective sanity are both done for. “Cardinals WR Simi Fehoko just walked out of the locker room,” reporter Josh Weinfuss noted. “Looks like he’s done for the day. No announcement has been made.” The announcement, which came shortly after, was blunt: ruled out with a concussion, for a player whose NFL journey has felt like a series of false starts and quiet disappearances.
The thing is, Fehoko’s exit wasn’t an isolated incident. It was just the most visible wound on a Cardinals team that got hit early and often. Take Marvin Harrison Jr., the phenom with the weight of expectations on his shoulders. With the ball perfectly placed on a critical third and 11, the Cardinals’ $35 million investment bobbled it right into the waiting arms of Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV for Murray’s second INT of the half. Then there was the offense’s first second-half drive, a textbook study in things falling apart. A flea flicker that got a beautiful sack. A crumbling protection scheme that forced Murray to scurry for no gain. A screen pass that Greg Dortch just dropped. The entire night is feeling less like a football game and more like a series of unfortunate events, as the Seahawks are leading into the last quarter 20-13.
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