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| HT/WT: 6-4, 300 lbs |
| Birthplace: Memphis, TN |
| Age: 23 |
| School: Ole Miss |
| Experience: 2 |
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2026 Defensive
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| Regular Season | 20 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Walter Nolen News
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Active for Week 9
Nolen (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.
Nolen's trio of limited practices during Week 9 prep proves enough to allow the defensive tackle to suit up for Sunday's game. The 23-year-old accumulated 14 tackles (five solo), including 1.0 sacks, in the 2026 regular season before missing consecutive contests with an ankle injury.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Could return Sunday
Nolen (ankle) is questionable for Sunday's Week 9 tilt against the Seahawks, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
An ankle injury caused Nolen to miss Arizona's past two contests, but he was able to log a trio of limited practices this week. That gives him at least a chance of suiting up Sunday in Seattle. Should Nolen need to sit out again, though, L.J. Collier could soak up most of his defensive snaps.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Won't play against Dallas
Nolen (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cowboys, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
Nolen will end up missing a second consecutive game due to an ankle injury that he sustained in Week 6 against the Rams. L.J. Collier and Andrew Billings should both see an uptick in snaps on the defensive line in the absence of Nolen, whose next chance to play is Week 9 against the Seahawks on Sunday, Nov. 8.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Ruled out for Sunday
Nolen (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Broncos, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Nolen suffered an ankle injury during the Cardinals' Week 6 win over the Rams. The defensive tackle has not practiced since sustaining the injury and has naturally been ruled out ahead of Sunday's contest. Andrew Billings and L.J. Collier will need to step up on the defensive line next to Roy Lopez for Sunday's game against the Broncos.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Active for Week 5
Nolen (calf) is active for Sunday's game against the Lions.
Nolen was deemed questionable Friday after being limited in the Cardinals' Thursday and Friday prep sessions. The defensive tackle has recovered from the calf injury enough to suit up for Sunday's contest.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Iffy for Week 5
Nolen (calf) is questionable against the Lions on Sunday, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Nolen was limited by a calf injury in each of the last two practices of Week 5 prep. If he's inactive for Sunday's game, then Andrew Billings and L.J. Collier would both be in line for more defensive snaps alongside fellow DT Roy Lopez.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Avoids knee injury
Nolen is all set to continue practicing in a full capacity, Dani Sureck of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Nolen was experiencing some discomfort in the knee he hurt last year, but he has moved past the issue. The defensive tackle underwent surgery in December for a torn meniscus and is learning to practice post-injury. Nolen was working on the knee with trainers Friday and is now seemingly more confident in its stability.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: All set for training camp
Nolen is all set to participate in the Cardinals' training camp, Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com reports.
Nolen suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 16 of the 2025 season. He underwent surgery in late December to repair a torn meniscus and has made it all the way back to playing shape. The 2025 first-round pick is set to return to team activities and take the field alongside fellow defensive tackle Roy Lopez.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Expects to return for training camp
Coach Mike LaFleur said Wednesday that Nolen (knee) is trending towards being ready for training camp in July, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Nolen underwent surgery in December to repair a torn meniscus, so a return for training camp seems like a reasonable timeline. As long as he remains sidelined during practice, PJ Mustipher could see more work with the first-team defensive line.
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Cardinals' Walter Nolen: Will not practice to begin OTAs
Nolen (knee) did not participate in the Cardinals' OTA on Monday, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Nolen's absence for the start of OTAs comes after the 22-year-old suffered a non-contact knee injury in Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season. The second-year starter still faces an unclear timetable for his return, but time will tell if Nolen is ready for the start of the 2026 campaign.
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