The Arizona Cardinals have lost two defensive starters for the playoffs: outside linebacker Alex Okafor and tackle Cory Redding.
Redding’s loss was not a surprise. Okafor’s was.
On Tuesday, the team placed Okafor on the nonfootball injury list with an injured toe. Coach Bruce Arians, clearly unhappy about the development, said Okafor was hurt over the weekend.
Asked what had happened, Arians said, “You’ve got to talk to Alex.”
Was it an accident or was Okafor doing something he shouldn’t have been doing?
“Talk to him,” Arians said.
That was not possible.