Source: RB Benson has surgery, out 4-6 weeks

Arizona Cardinals moving backmost Trey Benson underwent arthroscopic country connected his meniscus and is expected to beryllium sidelined 4 to six weeks, a root told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Wednesday.

Cardinals manager Jonathan Gannon told reporters Wednesday that Benson was being placed connected injured reserve owed to a genu wounded and is expected to instrumentality this season.

Benson indispensable miss astatine slightest 4 games portion connected injured reserve. The Cardinals person 3 games until their bye week, putting his instrumentality astatine Week 10 astatine the earliest.

Gannon said helium wasn't definite erstwhile precisely Benson was injured during Thursday's loss to the Seattle Seahawks but that helium believed the moving backmost played done the wounded for immoderate information of the contest. Benson told the Cardinals connected Friday that helium was sore.

Benson had assumed the starting relation successful Week 4 aft James Conner suffered a season-ending ft wounded the anterior week against the San Francisco 49ers. Benson rushed for 35 yards connected 8 carries and had 5 catches for 19 yards against the Seahawks.

With Benson sidelined, Gannon said helium expects moving backs Emari Demercado, Michael Carter and Bam Knight each to play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. Those 3 person combined for 5 carries for the Cardinals this season.