Cardinals name rookie Carson Beck the starter, rule out Gardner Minshew II for the season with elbow injury

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The Arizona Cardinals have confirmed that rookie Carson Beck will start at quarterback after Gardner Minshew was ruled out for the season with an ulnar ligament injury. Beck is set to make his first NFL regular-season start against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, giving the third-round draft pick an immediate chance to lead the offence.

Minshew is scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday. Beck, 24, moved up from third choice after Arizona traded Jacoby Brissett last week and made him Minshew’s backup in Week 9; he will practise with the starters for the first time this week. Beck completed 15 of 19 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown in the Hall of Fame Game, and last season at Miami completed 72.4% of his passes for 3,813 yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

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In short

Beck takes over as Arizona’s starting quarterback.
Minshew is out for the season and will have elbow surgery.
Beck faces the Rams in his first regular-season NFL start.

How this story developed

13 minutes ago The Arizona Cardinals have named rookie Carson Beck their starting quarterback after Gardner Minshew was ruled out for the season with an ulnar ligament injury.
16 minutes ago The Arizona Cardinals have confirmed that rookie Carson Beck will start at quarterback after Gardner Minshew was ruled out for the season with an ulnar ligament injury.

Explained simply

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team in the NFL, where the quarterback leads the offence and throws most of its passes. A starter’s role can shape how a team runs its attack, and the Cardinals face the Los Angeles Rams, a divisional rival, during the regular season.

Carson Beck joined Arizona as a third-round draft pick, while Gardner Minshew had been the team’s established quarterback option. A season-ending elbow injury means Minshew will be unavailable, leaving Beck with the responsibility of directing the offence.