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TEMPE, Ariz. -- The?Arizona Cardinals secondary might be getting a boost a few weeks earlier than expected.Coach Bruce Arians said Wednesday that safety Tyrann Mathieu will play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, although the Honey Badger wouldnt fully commit to taking the field for the first time since suffering a shoulder subluxation in Week 8 at Carolina. But Mathieu also said Arians declaration wasnt premature.I think Im ready to go, Mathieu said. Well see how the week goes. If I continue to progress well and everythings OK, Ill be out there Sunday.In addition to regaining Mathieu, the Cardinals secondary will also be getting safety Tyvon Branch back in the next couple of weeks. With Branch practicing Wednesday, it signaled he was the player Arizona had designated to return from the injured reserve list, which ended the seasons for running back Chris Johnson and linebacker Alani Fua, both of whom previously were candidates, along with Branch, to return from the IR.According to NFL rules, Branch cant play for two weeks after his first practice, making him eligible to play in Week 14 at Miami.We just need him, special teams and defensively, Arians said.Mathieu will be the nickel corner when he returns this week, Arians said, and Arizona will figure out Branchs role when he returns. Branch played 129 of his 166 snaps in the slot before getting hurt, and with key special-teams players injured, Branchs presence on special teams will be helpful.Well wait and see, Arians said. Hes just practicing this week, and well see whos available next week. Tyrann Mathieu will be the nickel, and well see where [Branch] fits in.With Arizona choosing to bring Branch off the injured reserve list, Johnsons season was officially over.Johnson signed a one-year deal last offseason worth $1.5 million to be?David Johnsons backup. In four games before suffering a groin injury that required surgery, Chris Johnson ran for 95 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries.Picking Branch over Johnson from the IR was the hardest decision, Arians said.I put it off as long as I could to make sure that we could do the right thing for the team, Arians said. Swell Bottle Elements Collection . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Swell Bottle Wood Collection . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. http://www.swellbottlesclearance.com/swell-bottles-liberty.html . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Swell Water Bottle Sale . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. Swell Water Bottle Wholesale . McCarthy, a player who played some games in the second tier for Wigan at the start of this season, would go on to shine inside Evertons midfield, outplaying the man he was brought in to replace, on one of the grandest stages in English football. On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford. Oklahoma junior running back Samaje Perine?is one of nine players from the conference on the Doak Walker Award watch list, which was released on Thursday.Perine ran for a Big 12-leading 16 touchdowns last season, and he led all Big 12 returning players with 1,349 rushing yards. When the Sooners needed Perine the most in the final three weeks of the regular season, they leaned on him for 166-, 188- and 131-yard performances to defeat Baylor, TCU and Oklahoma State en route to a Big 12 title and College Football Playoff appearance.The Big 12s second-leading returning rusher from last season, Iowa States Mike Warren, also made the list after totaling 1,339 rushing yards in his freshman season. Baylor placed two returning 1,000-yard rushers on the list, senior Shock Linwood and junior JJohnny Jefferson.dddddddddddd?Texas also produced two candidates: junior DOnta Foreman and sophomore Chris Warren III.Last season, Foreman and Warren split carries with each other and departing senior Johnathan Gray. Warren was used sparingly as a freshman, but he broke out for 276 yards in the Longhorns Week 11 loss to Texas Tech last season. Other Big 12 players on the watch list are Kansas State senior Charles Jones, TCU junior Kyle Hicks and Texas Tech junior Justin Stockton.?The Doak Walker Award is presented annually to the nations top running back. This year, the winner will be announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 8 on ESPN. ' ' '