If there was any doubt about how careful the Cardinals were going to be with QB Carson Palmer this camp in an attempt to have him ready for the regular season, he will be resting at Thursday's practice, the second time he's sat out through a mere five practices thus far.

"I like practice," Palmer said. "I enjoy what I do in the practice aspect. I like throwing in blitz period and team period and 7-on-7 and routes on air. But I'm listening to the professionals, the people that have studied this and read and been to seminars. I'm going with the recovery process and what people tell me to do."

Again, it's important to remember that the Cardinals have an extra stretch of camp this year because of the fifth preseason game, so this is all bonus practice anyway, especially for a veteran like Palmer. It's smart to slow-play it like this if he needs to protect his arm.

-- Arians said $LB Deone Bucannon, on PUP with his ankle, is doing some running. No timetable for a return, but Arians said he'd want Bucannon to have at least a week if not more of practice before playing in the opener. We'll see if Bucannon ends up hitting that target.

-- The good news was no one got hurt at Tuesday's practice. S Ironhead Gallon (knee) and LB Jarvis Jones (NFI-quad) are close to returning -- Jones could practice Friday, Arians said. LB Alani Fua (knee) is going to miss 2-to-4 weeks, Arians said.