Hopkins missed Wednesday's practice due to a rib injury, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Hopkins sat out every session last week with the same health concern, only to lead Arizona wide receivers in offensive snap share (88 percent), per usual, in Sunday's win over Jacksonville. The fact he was active may have been a ruse to free up fellow wideouts A.J. Green and Christian Kirk, who both surpassed 100 yards receiving while Hopkins settled for 21 yards on three catches and six targets. Hopkins has rarely missed games during his nine-year career, combining for two absences overall. Even if he doesn't see an uptick in activity in practice this week, he's not really a candidate to sit out Sunday against the Rams, barring a change in tone from head coach Kliff Kingsbury.