Cardinals name rookie Carson Beck the starter, rule out Gardner Minshew II for the season with elbow injury
Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur announced that Gardner Minshew is out for the season with an ulnar ligament injury and will undergo surgery Wednesday, and that Beck will take over the starting quarterback.
Key points
- Beck saw limited preseason action due to a rib injury but impressed in the Hall of Fame Game against the Carolina Panthers in August.
- 3 quarterback before the Cardinals traded Jacoby Brissett last week and became Minshew’s backup in Week 9.
- Last season at Miami, Beck led the Hurricanes to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
Beck didn’t take over as the full-time starter until his junior season at Georgia and transferred to Miami after regressing during his senior season.
Additional details
- 1 quarterback with the rest of the starters will come this week, and LaFleur said he is looking forward to seeing Beck operate the offense.
- The 24-year-old quarterback spent six years playing college football — five at Georgia and his final season at Miami.
- His first NFL regular-season start will come against the Rams at 4:05 p.m.
- In 16 games, he completed 72.4% of his passes, which led the ACC, for 3,813 yards with 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
- He completed 15 of 19 passes for 188 yards with one touchdown.
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