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By Matt Audilet
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Rookie quarterback Carson Beck will start for the Arizona Cardinals in Thursday night's Hall of Fame game against the Carolina Panthers, the team announced on Tuesday.
Beck, a third-round draft pick, is the Cardinals' third-string quarterback behind Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew — neither of whom are expected to play on Thursday.
Head coach Mike LaFleur is impressed by what he's seen from Beck so far.
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"I thought his accuracy is on point," LaFleur said on Sunday, via the team's official website. "I thought it was probably the best, and I thought I think our second and third groups have operated a pretty high clip thus far. Probably the best that they have operated in terms of just you know getting set and going. … They were mimicking the plays that we're going to run on Thursday night, so that they have a good feel for it."
Beck, 23, spent five seasons with the Georgia Bulldogs before transferring to Miami for his final season of collegiate eligibility. Last year, he led the Hurricanes to the College Football Playoff national championship game — where they ultimately fell to Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers.
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Thursday's Hall of Fame game will kickoff at 8 p.m. ET from Canton, Ohio.
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