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RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (All B1G, All-American)

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No Beanie this morning

I'm at home for a couple of days, while my colleague, Bob McManaman, subs in for me from Flagstaff.

He sent me a text this morning that running back Beanie Wells isn't practicing today. Coach Ken Whisenhunt mentioned last week that Wells might be able to take part in some individual drills at the beginning of the week.

We won't know more about Wells' status until the coach addresses the media around noon, but Wells' absence today would seem to confirm that Wells won't play Thursday in Pittsburgh. The Cardinals have two full practices after this morning, then a walk-through on Wednesday before leaving to play the Steelers.

If Wells is better, I would assume the Cardinals will target the Aug. 22 game against San Diego for Wells' preseason debut.

Wells, as I'm sure everyone remembers, signed late on July 31, then took part in his first practice on Saturday, Aug. 1. He suffered the right ankle injury when hit in the back of the legs by a falling lineman.
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azcentral.com blogs - Kent Somers: No Beanie this morning
 
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Cardinals' injuries not concerning yet
by Bob McManaman - Aug. 10, 2009
The Arizona Republic

FLAGSTAFF - The scenery was perfect, from the swaying pine trees, the majestic San Francisco Peaks, and another throng of red-clad Cardinals fans.

But on the practice field, it wasn't so pretty.

Running back Beanie Wells still wasn't practicing with the team. Receiver Anquan Boldin skipped the morning workout and was riding a stationary bike. And quarterback Kurt Warner seemed to be moving gingerly, favoring his surgically repaired hip.

Was it just another normal day at an NFL training camp? Or with three valuable players hobbling a bit, might there be some cause for concern, two days from the preseason opener in Pittsburgh?

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt wasn't overly concerned.

"I don't know what normal is," he said between practices Monday. "You know you're going to have some guys nicked up and missing practices. I'm just worried about those catastrophic injuries where you lose guys for a year. Those are the ones that scare you."

The good news is Wells, the Cardinals' first-round draft pick, is making significant progress since he sprained his left ankle Aug. 1. He spent Monday's early practice running at full speed and making cuts in solo drills without reporting any major pain.

"It's getting better, and my ankle is getting stronger," Wells said. "But it's definitely frustrating, because I had big plans for this camp."

He is unlikely to play Thursday.

"I would say it's possible," Whisenhunt said, "but I would add it's probably not greatly possible. . . . I would like to at least see him go and participate in warm-ups and getting the whole pregame routine down. But there are plenty of preseason games left we can get him in, so we should be OK."
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Cardinals' injuries not concerning yet
 
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Rookie Wells looks to push Hightower for carries in Arizona
By Skip Wood, USA TODAY

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By Ross D. Franklin, AP
Chris 'Beanie' Wells, front, is the Cardinals' top draft pick and hopes to challenge second-year pro Tim Hightower, behind, for carries in the Arizona offense this season.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ? Rookie running back Chris "Beanie" Wells hoped he would be spared.
After all, Chris "Beanie" Wells ? who developed a reputation at Ohio State for being injury prone ? had suffered the indignity of spraining his ankle during the Arizona Cardinals very first training camp practice.

Surely freshly minted veteran running back Tim Highhtower would cut the hobbled rookie a little slack from performing a time-honored tradition after a recent practice.

Nope.

"Hey, hey, hey, where you think you're going?" a grinning Hightower yelled as the rookie began to limp toward the locker room. "You forgot something."

He then pointed to his helmet and shoulder pads lying on the ground beside him.

"Awwwww, man," Wells said with a smile, and dutifully returned to the sideline to retrieve Hightower's gear and lug it back to his locker.

"There you go," Hightower said, nodding approvingly. "There you go."
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Rookie Wells looks to push Hightower for carries in Arizona - USATODAY.com
 
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Three and Out: Cardinals

August 13, 2009

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando

Three quick hits on the Arizona Cardinals:

Beanie watch: I figured Beanie Wells would be making a strong push to be the Cardinals' running back of the present, not just future, by this point in training camp. Instead, colleague Kevin Seifert is looking smart for saying the Vikings' Percy Harvin would outshine Wells as a top rookie performer this season. While Harvin is making big plays in Vikings camp, Wells is recovering from the sprained ankle he suffered during his first training camp practice. Wells' only competition for the job, Tim Hightower, reported to camp highly motivated. Wells still has time to make his move, but this has to be a discouraging start for him. Arizona could use him to establish the play-action game that worked so well in the playoffs.
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Three and Out: Cardinals - NFC West - ESPN
 
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Arizona Cardinals Training Camp: Beanie Wells Returns to Practice, Breaston Injures Knee
by Hawkwind on Aug 17, 2009

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by Ross D. Franklin - AP .
Arizona Cardinals' Beanie Wells (26) tosses the football during afternoon practice at Cardinals training camp. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The Arizona Cardinals were back on the practice field this weekend and today marks the final week of their time in Flagstaff (yea, that's right just four more days of training camp). The biggest news of the weekend was that Chris Wells rejoined his team mates on the field, although his practice reps were limited. He joked with reporters after the practice that he'd talk to Whiz about getting more reps but the bottom line is that his ankle feels close to 100%. The only time that the ankle gave him any problems was at the end of sprints while he was slowing down, but attributed that to not being warm after standing on the sidelines for a bit. As long as he doesn't miss any more practice time (five practices in the next four days) or have any other setbacks, Beanie should suit up against the Chargers.
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Arizona Cardinals Training Camp: Beanie Wells Returns to Practice, Breaston Injures?Knee - Revenge Of The Birds
 
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Beanie reinjures his ankle
Posted by Mike Florio on August 19, 2009

Cardinals rookie running back Chris "Beanie" Wells, the 31st overall pick in the 2009 draft, injured his ankle on the same day he signed his rookie contract.

Wells recently returned to practice. On Tuesday night, however, Wells reinjured the ankle.

Per Mike Jurecki of XTRA Sports 910 in Phoenix, Wells said he was "OK" -- but his status for the team's next preseason game, on Saturday night against the Chargers, remains undecided.

Wells missed the preseason opener last week against the Steelers.

According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, Wells had seemed to be favoring the ankle since returning to practice.

Wells faced durability questions, and his current status is doing nothing to provide an answer other than, "Maybe he isn't."
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Beanie reinjures his ankle | ProFootballTalk.com
 
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TheIronColonel;1518814; said:
I don't know Beanie personally, but with this constant stream of bad news I'm beginning to suspect that he has some dark secret that the universe is attempting to karmicly balance. He didn't blow up a hospital for orphaned kittens, did he?
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His dark secret is apparently that he's brittle. All us Buckeye fans seemed to deny it and bristled when folks suggested his draft stock should be discounted because of it. It's a shame for such a great talent to be constantly sidelined, but at this point one has to wonder if these stories are the norm and not the exception for Beanie.
 
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