The Facts: Even with training camp a month away, the Cardinals have a game plan for Hopkins. "We're trying to come up with a great plan that rolls right up to Week 7 of the season and make sure we're smart about it," HC Kliff Kingsbury said. "But, the main thing I don't want him to do is ramp up, make a bunch of plays in training camp, do this, practice really hard and then six weeks he's not doing anything."

Diehards Line: Hopkins, who is coming off an MCL injury suffered in December, will be brought along slowly during the start of training camp after the Cardinals were "really cautious" with him during their offseason programs. Because Hopkins will not play during the first six weeks of the regular season while serving a suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy, the Cardinals must take a targeted approach to his recovery. ... As ESPN's Josh Weinfuss notes, there's a precedent for a player returning after injury to a shortened season because of a suspension. In 2018, former New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman was suspended the first four games of the season after missing the previous season with a torn ACL. He went on to lead the Patriots with 850 receiving yards that year. Hopkins, who's entering his 10th season, was running at the start of minicamp practices without a brace on. Marquise Brown, who joined the Cardinals in a trade with the Ravens on the first day of the NFL draft, will help the team cover for Hopkins' absence early in the season and complement the veteran once he's back. Remember: Hopkins' presence on the field has been paramount to the success of the Kyler Murray. With Hopkins on the field the past two seasons, Murray has a total QBR of 61, a yards per attempt of 7.1 and completes 69 percent of his passes. Without him those numbers drop to 49, 6.7 and 64 percent.