Patrick Peterson Injury: Updates on Cardinals Star's Ankle and Return

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson was forced to leave the team's Week 11 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals with an ankle injury. However, he is ready to return.

Continue for updates.

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Peterson Active vs. 49ers

Sunday, Nov. 29

The Cardinals announced Peterson is available to play against San Francisco. 

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Latest on Peterson's Practice Status

Friday, Nov. 27 

The Cardinals announced Peterson was a limited participant in Friday's session.  

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Arians Comments on Peterson's Status 

Friday, Nov. 27

Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said Peterson "should be able to play," according to Darren Urban of the team's official site.  

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Peterson to Undergo MRI

Monday, Nov. 23

While Peterson will have testing done on the injured ankle, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the "belief is it's a low-ankle sprain." Rapoport added it's "not major."

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Peterson Comments on Injury

Monday, Nov. 23

Peterson, responding to a fan on Twitter, said he's "good" after injuring the ankle.

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Peterson's Return Vital to Cardinals' Defense

The Cardinals used a top-five pick to grab Peterson in the 2011 draft. He's spent the past handful of years proving the franchise made the right decision. The LSU product quickly developed into a highly reliable corner with game-breaking ability.

He's also illustrated terrific durability. He hasn't missed a regular-season game in his career, including stretches when he was making an impact on special teams and receiving some offensive snaps. Those latter duties were taken away as his importance on defense increased.