The Cardinals’ night against the Raiders took a bad turn in the third quarter when second-round pick Chase Bisontis went down at Allegiant Stadium with what looked like a serious left leg injury.
The Texas A&M lineman had a Raiders player roll into his left leg and dropped to the turf in obvious pain. After spending several minutes on the ground, Bisontis was helped to the sideline by two trainers. Arizona later ruled him out for the rest of the game, and the CBS broadcast said he was carted to the locker room with a left knee injury.
That’s a tough break for a player who had been pushing for real momentum in camp. Bisontis was in the mix for Arizona’s starting right guard job alongside Isaiah Adams, although Adams had been handling most of the first-team work and was ahead in the race.
Bisontis had started to flash in preseason action, though. In last week’s Hall of Fame Game, the Cardinals’ No. 34 overall pick looked like the kind of force Arizona believed it was getting - a powerful, physical interior lineman who can move bodies.
“I think Chase is another guy who got off to a good start. I think that whole line that played that that first half, I thought that group was was very competitive across the board.
I thought we opened up good holes in the run game. I thought we kept Carson clean,” Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort told reporters earlier this week.
"... Chase is another guy who he's got a long way to go.
He's a rookie. He's going to see new things, different things that he hasn't seen before.
But I think the things that we saw that we liked on him coming out of college, he's transferred here and you saw them on display last Thursday night. Just strength, power, toughness, competitiveness, nastiness, ability to finish, ability to get up to the second level, climb up onto the linebackers.
So that was a good start for him. Excited to see how that continues to show itself here as we go through the rest of the preseason."
Arizona has been encouraged by Bisontis’ progress so far, which makes the injury all the more concerning for a Cardinals offensive line group that has already taken a hit. The team also lost defensive lineman and fourth-round Kaleb Proctor to injured reserve.
Reporters are expected to hear from head coach Mike LaFleur after the game, and he usually has a handle on injury updates. Still, based on Bisontis’ reaction on the field, this one doesn’t look encouraging.
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