Former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Gardner Minshew II was placed on the Arizona Cardinals' injured reserve list on November 10 after sustaining a season-ending elbow injury in the team's Week 9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Minshew started his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars
as a sixth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and played in various roles for the Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, and Las Vegas Raiders before finding his way to Kansas City last season.He started one game for the Chiefs in 2025 before suffering a season-ending injury.
News of Minshew's placement on Arizona's injured reserve list was announced by the NFL in a post on its official Twitter account:
Cardinals QB Gardner Minshew placed on IR with a season-ending
elbow injury. pic.twitter.com/p1yiGtxwCA
— NFL (@NFL) November 10, 2026
With Minshew sidelined for the rest of the Cardinals' 2026 campaign, Arizona is set to give rookie Carson Beck, journeyman Josh Johnson, and undrafted free agent Joey Aguilar opportunities under center in the back half of the regular season.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Cardinals place ex-Chiefs QB on injured reserve, end his 2026 season
