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Cardinals to discuss activating rookie quarterback Carson Beck
The Arizona Cardinals will discuss whether rookie quarterback Carson Beck should be active for their game against the Rams.
Coach Mike LaFleur said the team would talk about the decision on Tuesday.
Beck, a third-round pick, has been inactive, which means he can play only if both starter Jacoby Brissett and backup Gardner Minshew are injured.
Brissett is expected to remain the starter, and Minshew is currently the backup.
The Cardinals have won only two of 17 games with Brissett at quarterback over the past two seasons.
LaFleur said the team could make Beck active if it decides that is best.
An active Beck could be available to play, but the team has not said whether it will make that move.
The Arizona Cardinals will discuss whether to make rookie quarterback Carson Beck active for their game against the Rams.
Coach Mike LaFleur said the team would have conversations about the decision on Tuesday.
Beck has been inactive and can play only if both Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew are injured.
LaFleur said Minshew is currently the team’s backup, while Brissett will remain the starter for the foreseeable future.
The Cardinals are 2-15 with Brissett as their quarterback over the past two seasons.
- Who
- The Arizona Cardinals, including coach Mike LaFleur, are considering whether to activate rookie quarterback Carson Beck.
- What
- The team will discuss making Beck active on game day. Brissett is expected to remain the starter.
- When
- The discussion is planned for Tuesday; the article was published October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Arizona. The Cardinals are scheduled to face the Rams.
- Why
- The team is considering whether making Beck active is best, but LaFleur said it is hard to make three quarterbacks active on game day.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Cardinals lost 45-21 to the Lions, with Brissett playing all 351 snaps.
LaFleur said the Cardinals would discuss whether to make Beck active against the Rams.
- Record with Brissett
- 2-15 over the past two seasons
- Point differential
- Minus-194 over that span
- Brissett’s snaps
- 351 this season
- Loss to the Lions
- 45-21
- Beck’s draft position
- Third-round pick
What people are saying
It’s hard to put three quarterbacks up
Right now, Gardner is our backup.
If we think that’s what is best, [then that’s what we’ll do]
Sources
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