GLENDALE - The Cardinals are still waiting on Carson Beck, and Mike LaFleur isn’t ready to make any calls yet.
Arizona’s rookie quarterback has been dealing with a back injury that showed up Thursday when he left practice with back spasms. LaFleur said Friday the issue wasn’t believed to be long-term, but the team wanted to get Beck off the field. He did not practice Friday and was inactive Sunday against the Denver Broncos, serving as the emergency third quarterback.
On Monday, LaFleur said the team would get a better read on Beck after a workout on Tuesday.
“I’m not going to talk about role changes right now, but I’ll know more tomorrow,” LaFleur said Monday, according to PHNX’s Bo Brack. “[Beck is] going to do a workout tomorrow on our off day, just to kind of move it in the pocket and stuff like that to see where he is in terms of, I guess you could say, rep structure…”
LaFleur added that the workout will help Arizona figure out whether Beck is ready to return to practice and how his workload could be handled during the week. He also declined to address any possible role changes, leaving Beck’s status unresolved for now.
For the moment, Jacoby Brissett remains the starter as Arizona looks to steady itself.
The Cardinals’ latest setback came Sunday in a 30-16 home loss to the Broncos, their third straight home defeat. The result dropped Arizona to 2-5 and only added to the noise around a team still trying to find answers.
Tuesday’s workout should give the Cardinals a clearer sense of where Beck stands before the team gets back on the field Wednesday. For now, his health - and what it means for the quarterback room - remains one of the biggest questions facing Arizona.
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