Arizona Cardinals starting right tackle Jonah Williams is expected to miss “some time” due to the knee injury he suffered in Week 1, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Fowler adds Arizona is still evaluating the full scope of a potential timeline.
Williams was injured on the final play of the first quarter in Arizona’s 34-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. He was able to walk off under his own power.
Williams is among the newcomers to the Cardinals’ offensive line in 2024 after spending the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Veteran swing tackle Kelvin Beachum, who made 48 starts at right tackle for the Cardinals from 2020-22, stepped in Sunday to play 39 snaps while closing out the rest of the game.
In his place, Beachum struggled, with Pro Football Focus crediting two sacks on quarterback Kyler Murray to the man Beachum was tasked with blocking. Beachum also gave up two more hurries.
Beachum’s overall PFF grade registered at a 59.6, with more of the veteran’s struggles coming in pass protection compared to run-blocking.
“Those are two good edge rushers with Von Miller and (Greg) Rousseau,” Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon told Arizona Sports’ Burns & Gambo said Monday. “There’s a couple plays I’m sure he wants back but I thought he came in and battled and did a pretty good job.”
Meanwhile, left tackle Paris Johnson Jr.’s first start since moving to the blind side saw the second-year pro post an 83.9. Hernandez finished just behind Johnson, in fourth, for the best overall PFF grade on the team.