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Cardinals receiver Michael Wilson out for season with neck fracture
Arizona Cardinals receiver Michael Wilson will miss the rest of the season with a neck fracture, head coach Mike LaFleur said Monday.
Wilson was hurt on the fourth play of a game but continued playing before tests revealed the fracture.
He led Arizona's wide receivers through nine games, with 546 yards and two touchdowns.
The Cardinals had already lost other receivers, leaving rookies Harrison Wallace III and Reggie Virgil, along with veteran Simi Fehoko, to help fill the gap.
Their combined receiving total this season is far below Wilson's, so Arizona has little depth at receiver.
The injury could also affect tight end Trey McBride, who is expected to keep seeing many targets but may face tighter coverage.
Quarterback Gardner Minshew could also miss Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams with a possible torn elbow ligament, and further tests are pending.
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson is out for the rest of the 2026 season with a neck fracture.
Head coach Mike LaFleur announced the injury on Monday.
Wilson was hurt on the fourth play of the Cardinals’ Week 9 game against Seattle but continued playing.
He had six catches for 60 yards in the 17-3 loss to the Seahawks.
Wilson led Arizona’s wide receivers with 546 yards and two touchdowns through nine games.
- Who
- Michael Wilson, a wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals.
- What
- He is out for the rest of the 2026 season with a neck fracture.
- When
- The injury was announced on Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Wilson was injured during the Cardinals’ Week 9 game against the Seattle Seahawks.
- Why
- He sustained a neck fracture on the fourth play of the game.
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Wilson suffered the neck injury but continued playing.
Wilson recorded six receptions for 60 yards in Arizona’s 17-3 loss to Seattle.
LaFleur announced Wilson would miss the rest of the season.
- Injury
- Neck fracture
- Games played this season
- 9, all starts
- Season receiving totals
- 51 receptions, 546 yards and 2 touchdowns
- Week 9 result
- Cardinals lost 17-3 to the Seattle Seahawks
- Career-best season
- 1,006 receiving yards in 2025
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He said he kinda had a kink in his neck, but he's such a warrior he didn't think much of it. When the adrenaline wore down and he got his test today, that's when we knew,
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"We knew he had a kink in his neck...he's such a warrior, you didn't think much of it." Mike LaFleur on the surprise of Michael Wilson's injury.
Michael Wilson OUT FOR THE SEASON. Arizona Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur suffered a fracture in his neck on the fourth play of the game.