Cards' Branch out for Monday
Arizona Cardinals09/08/2007 1:45 PM The Arizona Republic reports the Cardinals depth, already a concern, became a little more shallow Friday, when HC Ken Whisenhunt said backup NT Alan Branch will miss Monday's game against the 49ers because of a fracture in his left hand. Branch, the team's second-round pick, suffered the injury in Thursday's practice, but he had been optimistic that he could play with the hand wrapped. That hope ended when it was determined he could make the fracture worse by playing. Branch will be evaluated Tuesday. Read more