Jermaine Gresham

Cardinals' Jermaine Gresham out for preseason finale

Arizona Cardinals tight end Jermaine Gresham will not play in the team's preseason finale on Thursday.

What It Means:

Gresham has not played this preseason due to offseason back surgery and his hamstring issue. Darren Fells is expected to start Week 1 in Gresham's absence.

The Cardinals ranked 20th in our schedule-adjusted Passing Net Expected Points (NEP) metric last season. Gresham ranked 25th out of 27 tight ends with at least 50 targets with a disappointing 0.37 Reception NEP per target last season. Our algorithms project Gresham to finish the year with 18 receptions, 128 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown.