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Following a Jacoby Brissett trade and Gardner Minshew injury, the Arizona Cardinals have scrambled to add quarterback depth, signing multiple backups, including undrafted rookie Joey Aguilar.
The Aguilar signing news arrived Tuesday after Arizona traded starter Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens, and Minshew suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his throwing elbow during Sunday's 17-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Following the trade and injury woes, the Cardinals' depth chart featured only rookie Carson Beck, the team's third-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, as an available quarterback. The team desperately needed backups and has now quickly signed two quarterbacks.
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According to NFL.com, Minshew could require season-ending elbow surgery, although he reportedly planned to seek additional medical opinions before making a decision.
On Monday evening, ESPN's Josh Weinfuss indicated that Beck is expected to make his first NFL start on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams have won three straight games, and their defense could be looking to pounce on an inexperienced rookie quarterback.
Aguilar was on the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad after signing as an undrafted free agent. The Cardinals signed him off Jacksonville's practice squad, and he currently sits third behind Beck and Johnson on Arizona's depth chart.
He played for multiple schools before leaving college, but his most recent college season was with Tennessee in 2025. He completed 272 of 404 passes for 3,565 passing yards and 24 touchdowns, leading the Volunteers to an 8-5 record and a bowl game, which they lost to Illinois.
At the very least, adding two more quarterbacks gives Arizona much-needed depth heading into Sunday's game against the Rams. Beck already faces a challenging first matchup against a team that just got NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett back in their lineup.
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