Hernandez will enter free agency after the season, so this is an untimely injury for him. Trystan Colon-Castillo was given starters reps with Hernandez out and will likely be the first man up as they try to replace Hernandez.

Wyatt Teller was claimed off waivers in a corresponding move. Hernandez picked up the injury against the Seahawks in Week 9. He will miss at least the next four games. This is a blow to an offensive line that has already struggled to protect a now-hobbled Kyler Murray (hamstring). 

Hernandez was announced as questionable in the first half but never returned. Sixth-round rookie Lecitus Smith finished the game in Hernandez's place. Free agent addition Hernandez has been a liability on Kyler Murray's right side. 

Arizona likely found its starting right guard in Hernandez, 26, a 2018 second-round draft pick by the Giants who started 56 games over four years in New York. Hernandez is a far better run blocker than pass blocker. He'll join a Cardinals offensive line graded by PFF as the NFL's 16th best pass-blocking unit in 2021.