The Cardinals quarterback change makes Gardner Minshew II the Arizona Cardinals’ starter, with rookie Carson Beck promoted to backup. Arizona is reportedly finalizing a trade sending Jacoby Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens.
ARIZONA — The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks have revealed their first injury report of Week 9, and it's a lengthy, star-studded list. The Cardinals saw massive names such as Budda Baker and Josh Sweat — two players possibly being traded ahead of next week's trade deadline — on rest days while Walter Nolen returned to practice.
The Cardinals named QB Gardner Minshew as their starter after he led the team to a win, traded QB Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens, and named rookie QB Carson Beck as Minshew’s backup.
The Arizona Cardinals made some big decisions this week. One decision was changing the quarterback. The team benched Jacoby Brissett for Gardner Minshew, hoping to ignite the offense.
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The Arizona Cardinals designated G Isaiah Adams to return from injured reserve, per the NFL transaction wire. They also signed RB Jermar Jefferson and WR James Proche to the practice squad.
The NFL trade deadline is November 10 at 4 p.m. ET, and several teams have already signaled their intent to sell off. Several prominent players have already been moved, and these 25 could follow.
Arizona’s phone has stayed busy since the Cardinals sent Jacoby Brissett to Baltimore, and Josh Sweat’s name keeps coming up on those calls. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler added a wrinkle Wednesday in the network’s trade deadline preview for all 32 teams: Sweat wants a new contract.
ESPN’s Nick Wagoner says the 49ers are absolutely a candidate to make another meaningful addition or two before the trade deadline. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler
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GLENDALE – The decision to move on from Jacoby Brissett represents another significant chapter in the Arizona Cardinals organization’s ongoing search for stability at quarterback.
Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano will start at quarterback for the 4-4 Ravens when they host the 5-2 Jacksonville Jaguars this Thursday night.
SEATTLE – The Arizona Cardinals have an opportunity to take advantage of an unexpected quarterback change, but Seattle’s backup situation comes with a warning.
According to Adam Schefter, the Ravens are finalizing a trade to acquire QB Jacoby Brissett from the Cardinals on Wednesday. Schefter notes that the deal
Arizona Cardinals fans have been waiting on Carson Beck since April, when the team made the former Miami quarterback the 65th pick in the draft. With Jacoby Brissett headed to Baltimore in a trade, the rookie is one snap away from the field, and the question around the Valley is how long Arizona waits to find out what it has.
GLENDALE – Tyler Allgeier did far more than deliver a career performance against the Dallas Cowboys, giving the Arizona Cardinals organization another reason to believe its offensive identity can survive adversity.
Pass-rusher Josh Sweat and safety Budda Baker are among Arizona Cardinals players who have repeatedly been mentioned in rumors.
The Cardinals are receiving trade interest in outside linebacker Josh Sweat, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, with the Cowboys remaining among the top projected destinations.
Jeremiyah Love was placed on injured reserve because of a high-ankle sprain that will sideline the rookie for four to five weeks.
The Arizona Cardinals announced they have officially placed WR Kendrick Bourne on injured reserve. He’s expected to miss the rest of the season with an
Dallas hasn't won two games in a row this season, and the Cowboys have now lost three of four contests.
The Arizona Cardinals have suffered another significant setback on offense, with veteran wide receiver Kendrick Bourne reportedly set to miss the remainder of the 2026 season after fracturing his tibia.
GLENDALE — As the NFL trade deadline gets closer, one NFL insider doesn’t believe Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker will be on the move out of the Valley.
After an improbable comeback win against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals are making a change at quarterback for the remainder of the season.
Jacoby Brissett’s demotion will last at least one more week. Despite the Cardinals giving their Week 1 starter a sizable raise this summer, they found a spark upon benching him for Gardner Minshew.
The NFL is built on probabilities. Sometimes football reminds everyone that trends are only as good as the next snap.
The NFC East is right there for the taking, and nobody seems to want to grab it. That includes the Dallas Cowboys, who missed a chance to get back to .500 on Sunday and a chance to win consecutive games for the first time this season, in a 33-30 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Baker showed up to his Friday meeting with the media, where he had to address the trade rumors, in a full Halloween costume.
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