Highlights
- Tip Reiman fractured his ankle in Week 5 of the 2025 season and landed on injured reserve, finishing with three catches for 18 yards.
- New Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur told reporters Reiman is expected to be ready for training camp after recovering from the right leg injury.
- Reiman is projected as the No. 2 tight end behind Trey McBride on a team that went 3-14 in 2025 and finished last in the NFC West.
- LaFleur's preference for multiple tight end sets makes Reiman's health a meaningful roster variable heading into the 2026 season.
Tip Reiman, the Arizona Cardinals tight end who missed most of the 2025 season with a fractured ankle, is tracking to be healthy for training camp under new head coach Mike LaFleur, who has built his offensive scheme around multiple tight end sets.
Reiman went down in Week 5 of the 2025 season with a season-ending right leg injury and finished the year with three receptions for 18 yards across four games, according to Yahoo Sports. He had caught nine passes across his entire career despite appearing in all 17 regular-season games in 2024 and the first four of 2025, per Fox Sports.
LaFleur told reporters during voluntary offseason activities in May that Reiman is expected to be ready for camp and noted the tight end came out of Illinois with a reputation for his approach to the game, Sports Illustrated reported. LaFleur's system favors multiple tight end sets, which raises the stakes on Reiman's availability.
A 2024 third-round pick under contract through 2027, Reiman carries a $1.3 million salary and a $1.6 million cap number in 2026, according to Yahoo Sports. He surpassed Elijah Higgins as the Cardinals' No. 2 tight end in 2025 as a blocker before the injury ended his season. When healthy, he is projected to slot back in as the No. 2 behind Trey McBride.
The Cardinals finished 3-14 in 2025, last in the NFC West, and also added tight end Kenny Yeboah, who missed the 2025 campaign with a knee injury of his own, per Fox Sports. Reiman's status will be one of the cleaner health storylines to track when training camp opens.
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