Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (right elbow) had full participation on Wednesday.
Stafford went on the injury report with his injury a week ago, but he played all 75 offensive snaps in Sunday’s win over the Commanders.
Outside linebacker Myles Garrett (knee) was limited after playing 37 of 62 defensive snaps in his return Sunday, when he had three sacks. He had not played since Week 1 after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee the following week.
Offensive lineman Steve Avila (hamstring), wide receiver Puka Nacua (knee/toe), cornerback Trent McDuffie (back), safety Kam Curl (toe) and tight end Terrance Ferguson (ankle/hamstring) did not practice.
Tight end Davis Allen (oblique), tight end Colby Parkinson (ribs) and long snapper Joe Cardona (ankle) were limited.
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The Cardinals have designated defensive lineman Zach Carter and tight end Hunter Long to return from injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday.
Both players will practice with the team Tuesday, and the Cardinals can activate them to the 53-man roster at any time during the next 21 days.
Carter’s leg was rolled up in the Hall of Fame Game, injuring his knee. He joined the Cardinals last year and played four games, totaling 13 tackles.
With Roy Lopez nursing a toe injury, Carter could quickly make his way back to the defensive line rotation.
The Cardinals lost Long after a collision on a special teams play against the Giants in Week 4 njured his knee.
The Cardinals promoted Teagan Quitoriano from the practice squad to fill his role in 13 personnel packages. With the team parting ways with Rivaldo Fairweather from the practice squad earlier this week, Long might be able to return sooner than later.
Long had two receptions for 15 yards after the Cardinals acquired him from the Jaguars.
In addition, the team has signed offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer to the practice squad.
As expected, Cardinals rookie Carson Beck will make his first start at quarterback on Sunday against the Rams after Gardner Minshew suffered an elbow injury that requires surgery last week.
Head coach Mike LaFleur told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that he’s “real excited for Carson” to have this opportunity.
“Just go out and operate — go operate this offense and go play each play as its own,” LaFleur said of his message to the young QB. “Do what he’s been doing in practice. It’s just an extension of the practice field. Obviously, it’s live bullets and go operate. Go play this game.”
Beck has not yet made a regular-season appearance. But he did have an impressive preseason debut in the Hall of Fame game back in August before being sidelined by a rib injury.
LaFleur said he feels like Beck is ready to play.
“You never really know until you get to the live bullets on Sunday,” LaFleur said. “But just the way he goes about his business, whether it’s been from OTAs through training camp before he got hurt, obviously, seeing him operate there in that first half plus the one possession in the second half [of the Hall of Fame game].
“So, obviously we’ll know more come Sunday, but have all the confidence he’s ready to roll.”
The Cardinals placed quarterback Gardner Minshew and wide receiver Michael Wilson on injured reserve Tuesday, the team announced.
Minshew tore the UCL in his elbow and will miss the rest of the season. Wilson’s neck injury will end his season.
“Not the ending I had envisioned, but grateful for the journey,” Wilson wrote on social media. “Regardless of what happens, my love for the game will never change! Thank you for all the love and support. The story is still being written.”
Wilson played eight games in 2026, making 51 receptions for 546 yards and two touchdowns.
In two appearances, Minshew completed 38 of 53 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and led the Cardinals to an overtime win in Dallas in Week 8. He is scheduled to be a free agent at the end of the season.
The Cardinals signed veteran quarterback Josh Johnson and rookie quarterback Joey Aguilar to back up rookie Carson Beck. Beck will get his first NFL start on Sunday against the Rams.
Aguilar was on the Jaguars’ practice squad, and Johnson was on the Bengals’ practice squad.
The Cardinals also signed receiver Phillip Dorsett II to the practice squad and released tight end Rivaldo Fairweather and running back Jermar Jefferson from the practice squad.
After trading quarterback Jacoby Brissett, and then losing his replacement Gardner Minshew to a potentially season-ending elbow injury, the Cardinals are bringing in quarterback reinforcements.
Joey Aguilar will join the Cardinals’ 53-player roster from the Jaguars’ practice squad, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
The 25-year-old Aguilar was the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers last season and spent a total of seven years in college football, with two at City College of San Francisco, two at Diablo Valley College and two at Appalachian State before transferring to Tennessee.
The only healthy quarterback in Arizona right now is rookie Carson Beck. Josh Johnson is expected to join the Cardinals as well, and Aguilar will presumably be the third quarterback for the Cardinals.
Quarterback Josh Johnson’s long list of NFL teams is getting a little longer.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Cardinals will sign Johnson off of the Bengals’ practice squad. It will be Johnson’s first stint in Arizona, which makes them the 15th NFL team he has played for since entering the league with the Buccaneers in 2008.
The Cardinals are in need of quarterback health because Gardner Minshew is likely out for the season with an elbow injury. Rookie Carson Beck is the only other quarterback on the 53-man roster or practice squad.
Johnson did not appear in any games for the Bengals. He made two starts for Washington last season.
Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew’s first start of the season may also be his last.
Minshew will likely need season-ending elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament, according to ESPN.
Nothing is official as Minshew is seeking additional medical opinions.
Minshew took a hit at the end of the second quarter on Sunday and appeared to have hurt his elbow, but he was back for the start of the third quarter, and he played every offensive snap for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals just traded Jacoby Brissett, who had started every game this season until Minshew started on Sunday, and now the only healthy quarterback on their roster is rookie third-round pick Carson Beck. The Cardinals will need to add at least one more quarterback to the roster this week before Sunday’s game against the Rams.
Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew remained in Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks after hurting his right arm late in the first half, but his status for the team’s Week 10 game against the Rams is not certain.
Head coach Mike LaFleur said at a Monday press conference that Minshew is undergoing tests on his arm and he said it is a possibility that he will not be able to play this week.
The Cardinals traded Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens last week, which puts third-round pick Carson Beck in position to start if Minshew is unable to play. Beck has not appeared in any games yet this season.
Minshew’s injury is one of several negative injury updates LaFleur delivered on Monday. He also announced that wide receiver Michael Wilson is out for the year with a neck injury and that center Hjalte Froholdt is in the concussion protocol.
Cardinals teammates Darius Robinson and Josh Sweat got into an on-field disagreement during Sunday’s 17-3 loss to the Seahawks.
Robinson jumped offsides on third-and-12, extending a Seattle drive. The TV broadcast showed Sweat visibly frustrated, jawing at Robinson and pushing him away. Robinson then grabbed Sweat’s jersey.
A few plays later, Sweat jumped offsides on third-and-5.
Coach Mike LaFleur downplayed the incident postgame.
“It’s an emotional game,” LaFleur said, via video from PHNX_Cardinals. “Those guys all got each other’s backs. Me and my brother {Matt] yell at each other, too, sometimes. They’re brothers. They’re fine. We know if there’s an issue. There’s no issue.
“With that being said, we need to do right. We need to do right longer and all that pre-snap stuff. We’re better than that.”
The Cardinals have lost their top wide receiver for the rest of the season.
Head coach Mike LaFleur said at his Monday press conference that Michael Wilson will miss the rest of the team’s games. Wilson suffered a fracture in his neck a few snaps into Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks and will be placed on injured reserve.
Wilson had 51 catches for 546 yards and two touchdowns in the first nine games of the season. He signed a three-year extension with the team after posting 78 catches for 1,006 yards last season.
The Cardinals traded Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans earlier this season. Simi Fehoko, Devin Duvernay, Reggie Virgil, and Harrison Wallace are the remaining wide receivers on the Arizona roster.
