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Thompson (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Jets, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports. Thompson suffered an ankle injury during practice this week and was deemed questionable heading into the weekend. The veteran safety will have two weeks to try to get back on the field, as Arizona is on bye in Week 11. Rookie Dadrion Taylor-Demerson is starting at strong safety in Thompson's place Sunday.
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Thompson (ankle) was limited in Thursday's practice. It's a new injury for the Cardinals' veteran safety, who wasn't listed on the practice report Wednesday. His Friday participating bears watching ahead of the weekend. Thompson has started all nine games for Arizona, logging 56 tackles (36 solo), two pass breakups and one fumble recovery. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson and Joey Blount are the Cardinals' backup safeties.
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Thompson finished Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Lions with nine tackles (six solo). Thompson was the Cardinals' second-leading tackler Sunday behind Kyzir White (10). Thompson played in 100 percent of the defensive snaps for the second time this year, and he's tallied 20 tackles (13 solo) through the first three games of the regular season.
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Thompson recorded five tackles (four solo) while intercepting a pass and deflecting three others in Sunday's 27-16 loss to the Bears. Thompson had one of his best days in pass defense Sunday, securing his fourth interception of the year by picking off Justin Fields in the fourth quarter. The strong safety has now compiled 73 tackles, including a sack, and also added the four interceptions, eight pass deflections and a forced fumble over 13 contests in 2023.
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Thompson notched six tackles (five solo) during Sunday's 45-29 loss to the 49ers. Thompson has racked up six-plus tackles in each of his last four appearances, bringing his totals to 68 tackles (52 solo), five pass breakups, three interceptions and one forced fumble across 12 appearances. He can be considered a fringe fantasy option in IDP formats heading into a Week 16 matchup against the turnover-prone Bears.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @BUF | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | LAR | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DET | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | WAS | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @SF | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | @GB | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | LAC | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | @MIA | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | CHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | NYJ | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 11/24 | @Seattle | 18 |
| 13 | 12/01 | @Minnesota | 14 |
| 14 | 12/08 | Seattle | 18 |
| 15 | 12/15 | New England | 3 |
| 16 | 12/22 | @Carolina | 10 |
| 17 | 12/29 | @Los Angeles | 30 |
| 18 | 01/05 | San Francisco | 9 |