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Following their 17-3 road loss Sunday to the Seattle Seahawks, the Arizona Cardinals received a major update on quarterback Gardner Minshew, who may have suffered a season-ending injury.
On Monday evening, NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that Minshew "is feared to have suffered a torn UCL in his throwing arm." Rapoport said Minshew suffered the injury before halftime but continued playing through it.
According to Rapoport, Minshew will get additional testing done, but the injury could end his season and require a lengthy rehabilitation process.
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Minshew suffered the injury when he was hit by Seahawks pass rusher Dante Fowler while attempting a pass on the final play of the first half. The Cardinals quarterback grabbed his right arm after the rough hit, but continued to play.
In Sunday's game, Minshew completed 21 of 30 passes for 166 yards and was sacked three times by the Seahawks defense. Seattle held Arizona to just 198 total yards of offense for the game.
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The devastating update arrived days after the team traded veteran starter Jacoby Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens. Arizona's unfortunate situation with Minshew has led to several developments, including Adam Schefter reporting that the team signed Josh Johnson off the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad. This is Johnson's 15th team in 14 seasons.
According to ESPN, in an initial report on the Cardinals' injury updates, rookie Carson Beck was expected to start on Sunday.
The Cardinals drafted the former Miami Hurricanes quarterback at No. 65 in the 3rd round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Beck led his team to the College Football Playoff National Championship game, which they lost to Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers.
The decision to draft Beck was met with mixed reviews, with many sports outlets giving the team a low grade for the pick. NFL.com's Chad Reuter graded Arizona's Day 2 picks, including Beck, an "A," indicating he had "a lot of big-game experience." However, Reuter also noted that Beck's decision-making was too inconsistent to be a "surefire starter."
Beck appeared in the NFL Hall of Fame Game this preseason against the Carolina Panthers, throwing for 188 yards and a touchdown in Arizona's 33-30 loss. With ESPN reporting that Beck is expected to start Sunday, he's poised to take over for a 3-6 Arizona team, unless they opt to use Johnson instead.
Unfortunately, both quarterbacks could face a challenging matchup for the team's next NFL game. The Cardinals host a Los Angeles Rams team on Sunday, Nov. 15, that has now won three straight games to improve to 5-4 for the season.
The Rams also just got back the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett, who recorded three sacks on Sunday in their 20-13 win over the Washington Commanders, so Beck or Johnson could face a difficult test for his first NFL start.
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