UPDATE: Report says Cardinals QB Gardner Minshew needs season-ending surgery

Nov 09, 2026

Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew’s first start of the season may also be his last.

Minshew will likely need season-ending elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament, according to ESPN.

Related players: Carson Beck

Fantasy Impact:

Nothing is official as Minshew is seeking additional medical opinions the story said, and the report comes from ESPN and not the team. Minshew took a hit at the end of the second quarter on Sunday and appeared to have hurt his elbow, but he was back for the start of the third quarter, and he played every offensive snap for the Cardinals, the story went on to say. It looks like the rookie Beck will make his first start in Week 10 against the Rams. As we said in our previous post, Beck is coming into a tough situation after the team also lost top WR Michael Wilson.

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Cowboys to be without TE Jake Ferguson (knee)

Todd Archer on X

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TE Jake Ferguson (knee) and RB Tyler Goodson (knee) will miss “multiple weeks,” according to Brian Schottenheimer. S PJ Locke is out with his second concussion in as many games.

Related players: Brevyn Spann-Ford, Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

It was an ugly hit to Ferguson's knee against the Colts and he's going to miss time as a result. Spann-Ford and Schoonmaker are up next, but probably shouldn't be counted on in fantasy lineups. Even Ferguson was only averaging three targets a game.

49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk reinstated

Pro Football Talk

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Brandon Aiyuk is back, and the ball is in the 49ers’ court.

The NFL reinstated the 49ers receiver from the reserve/left squad list on Monday. The league also gave the 49ers a two-week roster exemption, giving the team a window for making a decision about what to do with Aiyuk.

Fantasy Impact:

The story summarized the Aiyuk situation: The 49ers now have an immediate decision to make about Aiyuk. If he’s on the roster on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, he’s owed a game check for the week. Based on the Player Personnel Manual, placement on the reserve/left squad list apparently tolled his 2025 salary. That means he’ll return to the $1.17 million base salary from 2025, with the 2026 salary of $26.015 million delayed until 2027. The 49ers do have a trade window now with Aiyuk, with the new team getting him for the rest of the season at only $585,000 in non-guaranteed pay. Aiyuk's fantasy situation is pretty murky until all this is figured out, but it will be tough to count on him this season most likely.

Cardinals QB Gardner Minshew getting tests on right arm

Pro Football Talk

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Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew remained in Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks after hurting his right arm late in the first half, but his status for the team’s Week 10 game against the Rams is not certain.

Head coach Mike LaFleur said at a Monday press conference that Minshew is undergoing tests on his arm and he said it is a possibility that he will not be able to play this week.

Related players: Carson Beck

Fantasy Impact:

Of course, the Cardinals traded Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens last week, which puts third-round pick Beck in position to start if Minshew is unable to play, the story pointed out. Beck has not appeared in any games yet this season and has mostly been the emergency QB to this point. Beck wouldn't be put in a great situation as the Cardinals just lost top receiver Michael Wilson for the season with a next injury.