Arizona Cardinals QB Gardner Minshew has potentially season-ending injury

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew appeared to hurt his arm at the end of the first half when he was hit in the arm by Seattle Seahawks linebacker Dante Fowler, forcing a fumble. Minshew played the rest of the game, but that will likely be it for him in 2026. According to NFL Network's Ia

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew appeared to hurt his arm at the end of the first half when he was hit in the arm by Seattle Seahawks linebacker Dante Fowler, forcing a fumble. Minshew played the rest of the game, but that will likely be it for him in 2026.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, it is feared he has suffered a torn UCL in his elbow and that he will miss the rest of the season. He is getting more tests, but he could be looking at months of recovery.

This presumably means that rookie Carson Beck will be the Cardinals' starter moving forward.

Minshew played in two games for the Cardinals. He replaced Jacoby Brissett in the second half of Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys and led the Cardinals to four touchdowns and a 33-30

overtime win. He threw three touchdown passes. On Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, he completed 21-of-30 passes for 166 yards. The Cardinals lost 17-3. He was sacked three times.

If he ends up with a season-ending injury and on injured reserve, it will be the third consecutive year he finishes the season on injured reserve.

In 2024 with the Las Vegas Raiders, he broke his left collarbone in November, ending his season.

Last season with the Kansas City Chiefs, in his first start after Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL, Minhew suffered a tibial plateau fracture and had a bone bruise in his knee, ending his season.

Now, in his first start with the Cardinals, he has a potentially season-ending elbow injury.

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