Arizona’s revamped defensive front faces early adversity with a first-round pick and two core pieces sidelined just as training camp begins.

Walter Nolen, selected 16th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2025 NFL Draft, will miss the beginning of training camp with a calf injury.

The Arizona Cardinals enter training camp with a great deal of promise and optimism surrounding their recent group of draft picks. As GM Monti Ossenfort begins

Nolen was placed on the PUP list to begin camp, along with LB BJ Ojulari, and DL Bilal Nichols. This development likely gives Cardinals fans a case of unwanted deja vu. One of Arizona's first-round picks last year, Darius Robinson, played in just six games due to a preseason calf injury.

Arizona Cardinals rookie first-round pick Walter Nolen III has a calf injury and is expected to “miss some time,” coach Jonathan Gannon said on Wednesday, putting a slight damper on the team's first day of training camp.

The St. Louis Cardinals' front office will be busy over the next nine days deciding whether to buy, sell or do a bit of both before the July 31 trade deadline.

The Arizona Cardinals have signed their lone remaining unsigned draftee, second-round pick Will Johnson, a cornerback from Michigan.

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