Cardinals Lose Gardner Minshew II and Michael Wilson for the Season in Brutal Double Blow
Adam Schefter reported that neither player is expected to play again this season.
The just turned a 17-3 loss to the into a franchise-altering disaster class. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tuesday that both quarterback Gardner Minshew II and wide receiver Michael Wilson are heading to injured reserve and are officially done for the season.
Losing your starting quarterback and a key receiver in the exact same game is brutal. Doing it just days after trading away your backup quarterback is the kind of roster mismanagement that usually gets people fired into the sun.
Minshew was making his first start for after replacing , who the Cardinals immediately shipped off to the . Minshew went 21-of-30 for 166 yards before Dante Fowler Jr. wrecked his throwing elbow late in the first half. Minshew somehow played the second half with what is feared to be a torn UCL, which is objectively insane but also incredibly on-brand for him.
To make matters worse, Wilson suffered a season-ending neck injury in the same game. Wilson had been a solid piece of the passing attack, leaving a massive void opposite just as the offense was trying to find a pulse.
If you are holding futures or relying on their pass-catchers for fantasy, it is time to look away. The depth chart is currently a ghost town. Rookie Carson Beck is now staring down his NFL debut, and the front office had to scramble to sign journeyman Josh Johnson just to have someone else in the building who knows how to put on a helmet.
hosts the this Sunday with a rookie under center and a depleted receiving corps. Expect the offense to look completely unrecognizable, and do not be surprised if the Rams defense treats Beck like a piñata for 60 straight minutes.