First look at Jeremiyah Love and Carson Beck in Cardinals uniform for 2026 season

Love and Beck repping Cardinals at NFLPA Rookie Premiere:

The 42 rookie photo was mostly offensive skill players and are brought in to be educated on the business side of the NFL. The Saturday event will be nice, short break for the Cardinals rookies before OTAs start on Monday. The pair of offensive players will face an NFL defense for the first time during that span and will be thrown into the deep end to see if they’re ready to be a pro.

Despite similar time spans, the pressure on Love is immense, the 21-year-old is already the seventh-highest paid running back in the league. The All-American looks to be well worth the money, but the franchise won’t know that until he’s facing against other pro players.

For Beck, he comes in as a third-round pick, with plenty of doubters. His six-year collegiate career has fans and expert writing him off to not being an NFL-level quarterback. Beck battles that and being third on the team’s depth chart, behind veteran Jacoby Brissett and Garner Minshew.

Each of them have their internal hurdles to get over, which starts on Monday at OTAs. Saturday was a fun preview for fans to see Love and Beck in uniform. However, Monday will the true beginning of their journey in Arizona.