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The Cardinals were scheduled for a final day of minicamp practice on Thursday, but they won’t be on the field in Arizona.

Coach Bruce Arians said, via ESPN.com, that “it was a fantastic two days” of work this week and that he wants the team to come into training camp healthy. One of the players they’ll reportedly be watching closely on that front is guard Evan Mathis.

Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic reports that Mathis did not practice at all this week after a recent operation to remove bone fragments from his ankle. Somers adds that Mathis currently expected to be ready to go when the Cardinals open up camp next month.

Mathis signed with the Cardinals this offseason after a good year for the Broncos in 2015 and is expected to start at right guard with Mike Iupati on the left side of the offensive line. If healthy, he should give Arizona a boost over what they got on the interior last season.