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8/21 Arizona Cardinals news: Injuries strike Iupati, Peters; recaps on training camp practice

Your daily news update of the Cardinals and NFL.

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Cardinals:

Corey Peters Out For Season, Rodney Gunter Up
Arians will turn to rookie at nose tackle after veteran ruptures Achilles in practice

Mike Iupati Sidelined By Knee Injury
Notes: Pro Bowl guard could miss between three and eight weeks, Arians said; Johnsons ready

Cardinals Blogs | Gunter’s turn, and "ask Daryl"
The rookie 4th round pick is tapped to start, Jefferson mirroring Mathieu.

Cardinals Blogs | Peters out for season, Iupati has surgery
In case you hadn't heard about the injuries to the offense and defense.

Notes from the Nest: Arizona Cardinals training camp - Aug. 20 - Arizona Sports
Good news for Johnson, bad for Thomas

Arizona Cardinals training camp: All-Access with Bruce Arians - Arizona Sports
Arians answers o-line questions and rookies.

Arizona Cardinals rookie Rodney Gunter has ‘no other choice than to be great’ - Arizona Sports
Reactions to Gunter being thrown into the fire.

Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald honored on FWAA 75th Anniversary All-America Team - Arizona Sports
Fitzgerald gets honored for his incredible years playing at Pitt.

Cardinals' Steve Keim ranked as NFL's 4th-best GM by Sporting News - Arizona Sports
Stuck behind Super Bowl winners.

Arizona Cardinals expect Shaq Riddick, Sean Weatherspoon to return - NFC West - ESPN
Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians expects injured linebackers Shaq Riddick and Sean Weatherspoon to return to action next week.

NFL:

Don't let your loved ones play QB behind Washington's abysmal offensive line - SBNation.com
"Washington QB" is one of America's most dangerous jobs. Whoever is unlucky enough to win it is going to get smashed to smithereens this year.

Robert Griffin III suffers concussion against Lions - SBNation.com
Robert Griffin III took multiple hard hits and left Thursday's game against the Lions with a stinger and a concussion.

The Onside Kick Family Hour: The NFL preseason's most exciting players - SBNation.com
This week on the podcast we tackle the latest injury news from training camp, including Panthers WR Kelvin Benjamin, the sorry state of offensive lines, the latest on DeflateGate, who we're hyped about in the preseason and more!

Lovie Smith to call defensive plays, Corey Peters out for the year and more - SBNation.com
Lovie Smith will reportedly call Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive plays going forward, Corey Peters has a torn Achilles and more news from Thursday in the NFL.

Ex-49ers LB Chris Borland doesn't think football can be saved - SBNation.com
In a revealing in-depth story by ESPN The Magazine, Chris Borland explains his decision to retire, the insane lengths he went to to stay on the field, and why the future of football is irredeemable.

Do NFL preseason stats mean anything for wide receivers? - SBNation.com
How many receivers who stood out last year in the preseason went onto success in the regular season?

Kelvin Benjamin will be tough to replace, but the Panthers have been here before - SBNation.com
Who will Cam Newton throw to now that Kelvin Benjamin is out for the year? It might not matter.

Rams players, Jeff Fisher silent on potential L.A. move - SBNation.com
Just days after practicing in front of Rams fans in Southern California, the team is trying to stay focused on football.

Will 2015 be Ben Roethlisberger's first MVP season? - SBNation.com
Big Ben has never won an MVP award. That could change this season. Plus, the fallout in Carolina from Kelvin Benjamin's injury, the latest offensive line injuries, fantasy news and more!