Love dazzled in his first preseason performance against the Raiders, ripping off a couple of 10-plus-yard runs on his way to an 11-carry, 58-yard night that also included three catches for 14 yards. His night ended prior to halftime, seemingly because he had shown enough to warrant rest, but we now know he was also sidelined due to the ankle injury, which LaFleur explained was “a little bit more sore than we were anticipating.”
What was once a crowded running backs room is now thinner than anticipated. Veteran James Conner, (foot) hasn’t participated in 11-on-11 action yet, and Trey Benson remains out due to a knee injury, meaning Arizona might have to lean more on offseason addition Tyler Allgeier and backup Zonovan “Bam” Knight in the next two weeks of the preseason.