Kevin Kolb Injury: Updates on Cardinals Star's Week 9 Status and Fantasy Value

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb suffered a toe injury against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8, and his status for next week's game against the St. Louis Rams ia unclear. If Kolb is unable to go, the Cardinals would likely turn to John Skelton.

Keep checking back to this page throughout the week for the latest updates on Kolb's availability and potential fantasy value.

UPDATE: Sunday, Nov. 6, 3:10 p.m. ET by Donald Wood

The Arizona Cardinals will go into battle today against the St. Louis Rams without starting quarterback Kevin Kolb under center. They instead will have John Skelton.

NFL.com fantasy football editor Michael Fabiano is reporting on twitter:

If you are desperate enough to be starting Kevin Kolb at this point of the season, you deserve to start John Skelton and next season you may want to reconsider your stance on being in fantasy football leagues.

UPDATE: Sunday, Nov. 6, 12:40 p.m. ET by Donald Wood

The Arizona Cardinals will go to battle this week against the St. Louis Rams without their starting quarterback Kevin Kolb under center.

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting on twitter about Kolb’s status for Sunday:

For those who were desperate for a starting quarterback, John Skelton may be a very deep option, but there has to be someone better out there for you.

Thursday, Nov. 3 at 11:50 p.m. EDT by Adam Wells

Kevin Kolb's prognosis for Sunday's game against St. Louis appears to be bleak, at least according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. 

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb is unlikely to play Sunday against the St. Louis Rams due to a turf toe injury, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Kolb sat out practice Wednesday and will not practice again Thursday. If Kolb cannot play,John Skelton would start at quarterback for Arizona. Skelton started four games as a rookie late last season.

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Things just keep getting worse in Arizona, which is not what the team expected when it traded for Kolb back in July. 

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 10:25 a.m. EDT by Brandon Galvin

Kevin Kolb's play will be affected across the board by his turf toe injury, according to ESPN's Staff.

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"Kolb, who ran for a first down late in the game, said the injury didn't affect his mobility so much as it did the velocity of his passes, since he pushes off with his right foot.

'A lot of your power comes from that side of your foot,' Kolb said, 'on that leg. When I had to take off and run I didn't feel it or anything. It probably was just nagging a little bit but nothing to throw me off my game.'"

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Monday, Oct. 31 at 4:55 p.m. EDT

Rotoworld updated Kolb's situation on Monday after ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that the quarterback is questionable this week. Even though the former Philadelphia Eagles signal caller hasn't worked out as well as the team hoped, he's still the best option on the roster:

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Kolb showed up to the Cardinals' facility Monday with a swollen, black-and-blue toe. Kolb's backup is John Skelton, who completed under 50 percent of his passes in five appearances (four starts) last season. He took nine sacks. The Cardinals will know more about Kolb's availability by Thursday.

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The Rams defense is allowing two passing touchdowns per game, which would make Kolb a solid sleeper option should he play in Week 9. We'll provide more information as it becomes available.