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Gardner Minshew

#15 QB / Arizona Cardinals / EXP: 8YRS Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 lb Age: 30 College: Washington St. Bye 14

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  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Cardinals' Gardner Minshew: Backup for Week 5

    Gardner Minshew is active for Sunday's game against the Lions.Minshew is the backup quarterback behind Jacoby Brissett for the Arizona Cardinals. Minshew has been consistently active for the team, while Carson Beck (coach's decision) has been inactive as the team's emergency third QB.

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    Cardinals' Gardner Minshew: Tosses touchdown in preseason finale

    Gardner Minshew completed seven of nine passes for 126 yards and a touchdown while taking a 10-yard sack during the Arizona Cardinals' 42-38 preseason loss to the Packers on Friday.Minshew was named the Cardinals' starter for Friday's preseason finale while Jacoby Brissett and Carson Beck (ribs) observed the game from the sidelines. Minshew was under center for Arizona's first two offensive series and led scoring drives on both, with the second ending with a 41-yard touchdown pass to Simi Fehoko. Brissett figures to be the Cardinals' starter for at least the beginning of the 2026 regular season, but it's not clear who will be the backup between Minshew and Beck.

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    Cardinals' Gardner Minshew: Moving back to No. 2 role

    Gardner Minshew, who handled first-team reps at practice Sunday, will move back to the No. 2 quarterback role when the Arizona Cardinals return to practice Tuesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.Minshew will bump back to the backup role now that teammate Jacoby Brissett has come to terms with Arizona on a new contract that provides him a raise for the 2026 campaign. Expectations are that Minshew will kick off the regular season as the No. 2 option behind Brissett, though rookie third-rounder Carson Beck also will have the chance to compete for opportunities in training camp. Minshew is fully recovered from the season-ending knee injury he suffered while operating as the backup to Patrick Mahomes (ACL) in Kansas City in 2025.

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    Cardinals' Gardner Minshew: Fellow QB works out with teammates

    Gardner Minshew's teammate Jacoby Brissett, who is in the midst of a contract dispute with the Arizona Cardinals, posted a recent photo Thursday on Instagram that showed him getting in some work with several teammates, Tyler Drake of Arizonasports.com reports.That Brissett -- who didn't take a single practice rep during Arizona's offseason program -- connected with WRs Marvin Harrison and Simi Fehoko, TEs Trey McBride and Elijah Higgins along with fellow QB Kedon Slovis is a positive sign, but at this stage it's unclear if or for how long the signal-caller's contract issue lingers once the Cardinals re-take the field. In the absence of Brissett, the team's expected Week 1 starter, Minshew took the majority of first-team QB reps throughout the offseason, so this will be a situation worth monitoring closely once Arizona's training camp commences July 22.

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    Cardinals' Gardner Minshew: Joining Arizona

    Gardner Minshew is in line to sign a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.Minshew's odds of starting Week 1 will depend on Arizona's other moves this offseason, with Jacoby Brissett and Kedon Slovis being the other QBs currently under contract. Minshew replaced an injured Patrick Mahomes (knee) in Kansas City this past December, only to suffer a season-ending knee injury of his own during his first start. Initial reports said the injury might be an ACL tear, but Minshew ultimately was diagnosed with just a bone bruise and made a full recovery by the end of January, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.

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    Chiefs' Gardner Minshew: Avoids surgery, already healthy

    Gardner Minshew (knee) will not require any procedures to address the season-ending knee injury he suffered in Week 16 and is already back to full strength, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.Minshew missed the final two games of the regular season due to a left knee injury initially reported as a torn ACL and was then diagnosed as a non-displaced tibial plateau fracture, though Schefter now reports that the veteran quarterback merely suffered a bone bruise. After having played out the 2025 season on a one-year, $1.17 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, Minshew will now be fully healthy in time to hit free agency this offseason. If he doesn't reunite with Kansas City, Minshew should have little difficulty securing a backup role elsewhere in the league.

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    Chiefs' Gardner Minshew: Sent to injured reserve

    The Kansas City Chiefs placed Gardner Minshew (knee) on injured reserve Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.While Minshew avoided a torn ACL, which was the initial fear Sunday, he's been diagnosed with a non-displaced tibial plateau fracture, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It's enough to end Minshew's season, as he'll miss the final two weeks. In the meantime, Kansas City will play out the string on the season with Chris Oladokun and Shane Buechele as its quarterback options.

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    Chiefs' Gardner Minshew: Avoids torn ACL

    Gardner Minshew's MRI on Monday revealed that he didn't suffer a torn ACL in Sunday's loss to the Titans, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.Rapoport adds that Minshew has been diagnosed with a non-displaced tibial plateau fracture, which is considered a very bad bone bruise. Minshew still is expected to miss game time due to the knee injury, but it's good news for the veteran quarterback nonetheless after a torn ACL was the initial fear. Chris Oladokun came on in relief of Minshew versus Tennessee and completed 11 of 16 passes for 111 scoreless yards. He also rushed two times for seven yards. With Minshew joining Patrick Mahomes (knee) on the shelf, the Kansas City Chiefs are slated to sign Shane Buechele off the Bills' practice squad to join Oladokun in the quarterback room.

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    Chiefs' Gardner Minshew: Torn ACL feared

    There are fears that Gardner Minshew suffered a torn ACL in Sunday's 26-9 loss to the Titans, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.Minshew is slated to undergo additional tests to confirm the severity of his injury, but it looks like he's in line to miss the Kansas City Chiefs' last two games, based on initial reports. If so, Chris Oladokun would be in line to draw the start at QB for Kansas City on Thursday against the Broncos.

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    Chiefs' Gardner Minshew: Not returning to Sunday's contest

    Gardner Minshew (knee) won't return to Sunday's game against the Titans.Prior to his exit, Minshew completed three of his eight pass attempts for 15 yards and carried once for eight yards. In his absence, Chris Oladokun has taken over as the Kansas City Chiefs' QB for the remainder of Sunday's contest.

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