Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Struggling to find snaps on offense
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Pascal went without a target while playing two of the Cardinals' 71 snaps on offense in Sunday's 30-18 loss to the Seahawks.
Pascal has been active in all 13 of the Cardinals' games thus far, but he's been deployed primarily on special teams. The 29-year-old receiver has yet to draw a target across his 53 snaps on offense this season.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Remains without target in 2024
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Pascal wasn't targeted while playing two of the Cardinals' 57 snaps on offense in Monday's 17-15 win over the Chargers.
Pascal has suited up in each of Arizona's first seven games, but he's played double-digit snaps on offense just once, when he got on the field for 10 plays in a Week 5 win over the 49ers. Though he cleared 600 receiving yards in two seasons with Indianapolis earlier in his career, Pascal looks to be valued mostly for his special-teams contributions at this stage. He recorded just four receptions for 19 yards over 14 games in his first season with Arizona in 2023, and he has yet to draw a target in 2024.
Pascal tallied four catches (on 15 targets) for 19 yards and no touchdowns in 14 games during the 2023 campaign.
In a receiving corps devoid of size outside of rookie third-rounder Michael Wilson (6-foot-2, 213 pounds), the 6-foot-2, 219-pound Pascal had a chance for a decent role in a Cardinals offense otherwise dominated by the diminutive Marquise Brown, Rondale Moore and Greg Dortch. Instead, Pascal surpassed a 30 percent snap share in only two of his 14 appearances and stumbled to the lowest output of his six-year career by a long shot. He's an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, so the 29-year-old may not be much more than camp fodder for any team that inks him to a new deal in the coming months.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Dealing with hamstring injury
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Pascal is questionable for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Seahawks due to a hamstring injury, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Pascal popped up on the Cardinals' injury report with a hamstring issue Thursday and has since logged a pair of limited practice sessions. The veteran receiver has played a limited role for Arizona this season, and he hasn't caught a pass since Week 4 against San Francisco. If Pascal is unable to suit up Sunday, Dan Chisena could be signed to the active roster from the practice squad to provide wideout depth Week 18.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Missing Sunday's contest
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Pascal (personal) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Steelers, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
The 28-year-old wideout won't play in Sunday's affair after the birth of his child Saturday. On the season, Pascal has caught four of his 11 targets for 19 yards, playing on just 21 percent of Arizona's offensive snaps. With no Pascal in Week 13, Andre Baccellia could see increased opportunities on both special teams and offense.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Questionable for Sunday
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Pascal (personal) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Also per Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com, Pascal is not traveling with the Cardinals on Friday but is expected to join the team again Saturday. That would suggest he'll probably play in Week 13, but if he can't, it will likely mean more playing time for Andre Baccellia.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Set to return Sunday
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Pascal (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Rams, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Pascal sat out of the Cardinals' Week 11 loss to the Texans after he sustained a hamstring injury the week prior. He was a limited participant in practice all week and could see extended time in three-wideout sets with Michael Wilson (shoulder) ruled out for Sunday's contest.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Questionable to face Rams
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Pascal (hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Rams.
The veteran wideout has played 129 offensive snaps all season, catching four passes for 19 yards on 11 targets as a deep reserve.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Limited in practice Wednesday
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Pascal (hamstring) was a limited participant in Arizona's practice Wednesday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN reports.
Pascal practiced for the first time Wednesday since injuring his hamstring during the Cardinals' Week 10 win over the Falcons. The 28-year-old will now look to return to action when the team takes on the Rams on Sunday.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Out Sunday
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Pascal (hamstring) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Texans, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
The 28-year-old wide receiver failed to log a single practice this week, so it's no surprise that he'll be inactive for Sunday's contest. Greg Dortch has a chance to see increased opportunities on Arizona's offense in Pascal's stead.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Logs DNP
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Pascal (hamstring) did not practice Thursday, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Pascal suffered the injury in the Cardinals' Week 10 win over the Falcons and was unable to return to the contest. The Old Dominion product now appears in danger of missing Sunday's game against the Texans, but he'll have another chance to get on the field and practice with the team Friday.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Ruled out for Week 10
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Pascal has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Falcons after sustaining a hamstring injury, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Pascal picked up the injury in the fourth quarter and will not return to the game. He was unable to haul in his lone target in the contest.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Good to go vs. Ravens
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Pascal (neck) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game versus Baltimore, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Pascal sat out Week 7 action with a neck injury, but it looks like he'll be ready to suit up in Week 8. He's drawn more than one target in only one game this season, back in Week 4 at San Francisco.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Returns to practice Wednesday
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Pascal (neck) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Pascal returned to practice Wednesday after missing last week's loss to the Seahawks with a neck injury. The 28-year-old has caught four of his eight targets for 19 yards in six games this season and will look to make his return versus the Ravens on Sunday.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Won't go Week 7
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Pascal (neck) has been deemed inactive ahead of Sunday's game against the Seahawks.
Pascal will miss his first game of the season after picking up a neck injury, which left him sidelined for all three practices leading into this Week 7 contest. The 28-year-old's next opportunity to suit up will arrive Sunday, Oct. 29 against Baltimore. In Pascal's absence, expect Greg Dortch to step into a bigger role behind the Cardinals' starting receiver trio of Marquise Brown, Michael Wilson and Rondale Moore.
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Cardinals' Zach Pascal: Inked by Arizona
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The Cardinals and Pascal agreed to terms Monday on a two-year contract, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Pascal's production dropped in his inaugural season with the Eagles' star-studded offense in 2022, as he logged just 15 catches for 150 yards and one touchdown, all career-low marks. It's possible he earns increased work in Arizona, especially if the team ends up parting ways with DeAndre Hopkins (knee) this offseason. Even then, though, all of Marquise Brown, Rondale Moore (groin) and Greg Dortch would seem clearly above Pascal on the depth chart.
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Eagles' Zach Pascal: Finishes with career lows
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Pascal ended the regular season with 15 catches for 150 yards and one touchdown, all career lows.
Pascal averaged 37.5 catches, 472 yards and 3.8 touchdowns across his four seasons in Indianapolis but saw his numbers tail off significantly after his move to Philadelphia. A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith combined to claim 56 percent of the Eagles' targets, leaving very little work for the team's depth wideouts. Pascal is merely on a one-year deal, so it's possible he finds himself on a roster that needs to look his way more often next season.
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Eagles' Zach Pascal: Apparently good to go Saturday
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Pascal (concussion) does not carry an injury designation into Saturday's game at Dallas.
Pascal was listed as questionable Thursday, as he still hadn't cleared protocol for the concussion he sustained in Philadelphia's win at Chicago in Week 15, but he presumably got the okay from team physicians to return to football activities Friday. With A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Quez Watkins and Dallas Goedert all healthy headed into Week 16, Pascal's path to targets is very narrow.
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Eagles' Zach Pascal: No activity Wednesday
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Pascal (concussion) didn't practice Wednesday.
Pascal has now opened Week 16 prep with two straight absences due to the concussion he sustained this past weekend in Chicago. He'll likely need to return to the field as a limited participant at the Eagles' final practice session of the week Thursday to have a legitimate chance at clearing the NFL's five-step concussion before Saturday's game in Dallas.
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Eagles' Zach Pascal: Logs DNP to open Week 16 prep
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Pascal (concussion) was listed as a non-participant on Tuesday's practice estimate.
Pascal appears to have sustained a concussion in last weekend's matchup against the Bears, ultimately explaining why he was listed as a non-participant during Tuesday's walk-through session. The 28-year-old wide receiver has until Saturday to clear protocols before the Eagles square off in Dallas.
