Fans in the desert will have the opportunity to kick their feet up and enjoy seeing some familiar faces across the league now that the Arizona Cardinals are enjoying their bye week after an unexpected victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cardinals are making the most of their bye week after the victory.
It is not going to be Christian Kirk who is one of those players.
Having sustained a core injury, the Jacksonville Jaguars have placed Kirk on injured reserve this morning. This will ensure that he will be sidelined for at least the next four weeks.
This week, in Week 18, Kirk might be able to make a comeback.
For a Jacksonville team that is trying to maintain their chances of making the playoffs, this is a devastating blow. They are now in first place in the AFC South with a record of 8-4, but it is possible that Trevor Lawrence will not be able to play for the club because he suffered an ankle injury on Monday Night Football.
During the evening of Monday, Kirk himself sustained an injury. Due to the fact that he underwent surgery on his core muscles, he may be absent for up to eight weeks on an extended timetable.
In the course of the season, Kirk accumulated 787 receiving yards and scored three touchdowns.
After spending the early part of his career in Arizona, Kirk was offered a contract by Jacksonville that was worth $72 million over four years. The deal was signed during the summer of 2022. While participating in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Cardinals selected Kirk in the second round.
The current wide receiver for the Cardinals, Marquise Brown, is expected to enter free agency at the conclusion of this season. Many people believe that Brown will use Kirk’s contract with Jacksonville as a benchmark for his new contract.
