
Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Carson Beck captured the attention of the NFL world in August when he shined during the Hall of Fame game.
Due to injury, Beck was unable to appear in another preseason game and began the season as QB3 on the Cardinals depth chart. Trades and injuries have happened, though, and it appears that Beck is in line to make his season debut in Week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams.
According to ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter, Arizona's Week 9 starter Gardner Minshew suffered a torn UCL and is will likely be out for the season.
Minshew began the season as the backup to veteran Jacoby Brissett, but he replaced Brissett in the second half of a win in Week 8 and was named the starter prior to Week 9.
Brissett was eventually traded to the Baltimore Ravens, which left Beck as the backup to Minshew. Now, with the injury to Minshew, Beck will be QB1 and gearing up to make his first NFL start on Sunday.
Cardinals QB Gardner Minshew is seeking additional medical opinions to confirm that he likely will need season-ending surgery on a torn UCL, sources tell @joshweinfuss and me.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 9, 2026
Minshew hurt it before halftime and somehow played the second half with the injury. pic.twitter.com/syZohqrQg3
What a throw by Carson Beck!@ProFootballHOF Game on NBC
— NFL (@NFL) August 7, 2026
Stream on @NFLPlus + Peacock pic.twitter.com/ai2A4lm7z0
Beck won't get the fortune of having his coaching staff find a soft spot and ease him into his debut.
Instead, he'll be going up against a Rams defense that features two of the greatest defensive players of all-time in Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald. Along with that, Beck won't have Arizona's leading wide receiver Michael Wilson, as he is out for the season with a neck injury.
It will certainly be a tough task for Beck in his NFL debut and Cardinals fans will need to be slow to judge his performance, considering the circumstances he will be playing under.
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