The Arizona Cardinals moved to 5-0 on the season with a 17-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. The win however, came at a cost as they lost tight end Maxx Williams.
Per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Williams will likely miss the rest of the season for the Cardinals.
#AZCardinals TE Maxx Williams is feared to have suffered a major, season-ending knee injury on Sunday, source said. Williams, who has emerged as an important target for QB Kyler Murray, took a hard shot to his right knee and was quickly ruled out.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 11, 2021
Williams had accumulated 16 catches for 193 yards on the season before suffering the injury for the Cardinals on Sunday. It's a somewhat key loss for Arizona but this is an offense loaded with talent across the board.
Arizona remains the lone undefeated in the entire NFL in large part due to Kyler Murray and the weapons he has. At wide receiver the Cardinals have DeAndre Hopkins, A.J. Green, Christian Kirk and Rondale Moore who have all contributed big time so far this season.
At running back, the Cardinals have gone with a two-headed monster approach with James Conner and Chase Edmonds.
Losing Williams will certainly affect the tight end spot for the Cardinals in a major way but this is a team setup to withstand an injury or two on offense.
It's been a great year for the Cardinals so far and they will get set to move forward without Williams as they prepare for their biggest test of the year in Week 6 when they head to Cleveland to take on the Browns.
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