There were many possibilities, so no, long snapper Aaron Brewer didn’t necessarily expect to be the first – and possibly the only – Cardinal to return to the active roster from injured reserve this season.
But he was officially elevated Friday and will play Sunday in Washington for the first time since breaking his left forearm in Philadelphia on Oct. 8 and going on IR Oct. 10.
“I mean, I practiced and did everything as if I were going to (return),” Brewer said. “That was out of my control. But I might be the first long snapper in history to be brought back from IR.