Michael Wilson's Season Is Over, and the Cardinals Offense Is Officially Out of Duct Tape
Ian Rapoport called the injury 'Brutal.'
There are bad breaks, and then there is whatever dark cloud is permanently parked over 's locker. Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the wide receiver is officially out for the season after suffering a neck injury.
Losing your starting wideout is tough. Losing him when your team is already a 3-6 disaster class is just cruel. The Cardinals are fresh off a 17-3 weekend nap against the , and now they have to navigate the rest of the year without one of their few reliable offensive pieces.
The most frustrating part of the Wilson experience is that the talent is painfully obvious when he actually gets to play. But his medical chart reads like a stunt double's diary. He missed massive chunks of his Stanford career with foot and collarbone issues, battled shoulder and rib injuries as a rookie, and now has a season-ending neck issue to add to the list.
This leaves the offense in a spot that can only be described as bleak. Jacoby Brissett is currently piloting a unit that ranks 27th in the league, scraping together a measly 19.8 points per game. Wilson managed four catches for 34 yards in before going down, and those vacated targets have to go somewhere.
For fantasy managers and anyone eyeing 's weekly player props, the target tree just went from a modest shrub to a single branch. Tight end already leads the team with 598 receiving yards, and he is about to see double coverage on every snap. Opposing defenses are going to sit on the short routes and dare Brissett to beat them deep with whoever is left on the depth chart.
The host the next Sunday, and the offensive game plan is going to require some serious duct tape. As for Wilson, you just have to hope the recovery timeline is clean so he can finally catch a break heading into 2027.