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The Cardinals won’t be playing a game for quite a while, which leaves wide receiver Jaron Brown plenty of time to heal up after an injury on Saturday afternoon.

Coach Bruce Arians said Sunday that Brown fractured his scapula during the loss to the Panthers. Brown is expected to miss 4-6 months as a result of the injury, which means he could miss a good chunk or all of the team’s offseason workouts before returning for training camp.

Forecasting what that might mean for his role in 2015 is difficult since there are a lot of moves to take place between now and the summer. Larry Fitzgerald’s situation will have an effect on everything at the position in Arizona and that’s just starting to play out now that the Cardinals have been eliminated from the playoffs.

Brown had 22 catches for 229 yards and two touchdowns in his second season with the Cardinals.