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

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5 outlets covering · First listed: Fox News, Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 PM · Read it: <https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/cardinals-name-rookie-carson-beck-starter-rule-out-gardner-minshew-ii-season-elbow-injury>

The Arizona Cardinals announced that rookie Carson Beck will take over as their starting quarterback, as Gardner Minshew II is out for the season due to injury.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 4:32 PM: [Cardinals place QB Gardner Minshew and WR Michael Wilson on IR](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cardinals-place-qb-gardner-minshew-and-wr-michael-wilson-on-ir>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  The Cardinals placed quarterback Gardner Minshew and wide receiver Michael Wilson on injured reserve Tuesday, the team announced.
- Nov 10, 2026, 5:03 PM: [Carson Beck In Line For First NFL Start As Cardinals Place Gardner Minshew On IR](<https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/carson-beck-line-first-nfl-start-cardinals-place-gardner-minshew-ir>) — Fox Sports (Sports, United States)
  Rookie quarterback Carson Beck is expected to make his first NFL start when the Cardinals host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:29 AM: [Cardinals Forced to Name Rookie QB1 After Gardner Minshew’s Unfortunate Injury](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-cardinals-forced-to-name-rookie-carson-beck-qb-one-after-gardner-minshews-unfortunate-injury/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  In a perfect world, the Arizona Cardinals would certainly prefer to have Jacoby Brissett running their offense once again as they prepare to host the Los Angeles Rams this week. But the Cardinals are far from that perfect world. Head coach Mike LaFleur’s team benched Brissett for backup quarterback Gardner Minshew against the Dallas Cowboys
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:18 PM: [Rookie Carson Beck named Arizona Cardinals starting QB](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rookie-carson-beck-named-arizona-211800961.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Arizona Cardinals announced on Nov. 11 that Carson Beck would be the team's starting quarterback going forward.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 PM: [Cardinals name rookie Carson Beck the starter, rule out Gardner Minshew II for the season with elbow injury](<https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/cardinals-name-rookie-carson-beck-starter-rule-out-gardner-minshew-ii-season-elbow-injury>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  The Arizona Cardinals announced that rookie Carson Beck will take over as their starting quarterback, as Gardner Minshew II is out for the season due to injury.
