Cardinals to start rookie QB Carson Beck against Rams - ESPN

The Arizona Cardinals will start their third quarterback in three weeks, with rookie Carson Beck getting the nod for Sunday's home game against the Los Angeles Rams, coach Mike LaFleur said Wednesday.

Gardner Minshew II, who started last week in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks, suffered a UCL injury in his throwing arm and is feared to be lost for the season. Sources told ESPN that Minshew is seeking additional medical opinions to confirm whether he'll need the surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament.

Beck spent last week as the second-string quarterback following being the emergency third for the first eight weeks.

LaFleur said Tuesday that there wouldn't be any major changes to the offense if Beck were to take over.

«Yeah, I mean it's not like it's the difference between a wing-T offense and a spread offense,» LaFleur said. «Foundationally, we're going to do a lot of the similar stuff, and a lot of the stuff that Carson likes and is good at is the same stuff that Gardner likes. They like this system, and so that's not a hard one.»

Jacoby Brissett, who was traded to the Ravens, served as the Cardinals' starting quarterback for the first eight games of the season.

ESPN's Josh Weinfuss contributed to this report.