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Assessing Receivers With John Brown Practicing

Wide receiver John Brown practiced for the first time on Wednesday after being diagnosed with sickle cell trait, and coach Bruce Arians said everything went well.

The Cardinals’ third-year wideout will increase his workload on Thursday, and the expectation is a return to the field this weekend against the Panthers. Brown complained of sore hamstrings after the Week 6 win over the Jets, and after an MRI showed no issue in his legs, a blood test found the sickle cell trait.

Now that the problem has been identified, the team trainers have focused on keeping Brown hydrated and giving him oxygen after practice to treat the symptoms.