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Arizona Cardinals sign QB Carson Beck to rookie contract

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22 July 2026

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The wait is over. The Arizona Cardinals resolved one of their two quarterback disputes on Wednesday, as players reported to training camp. However, it wasn’t with Jacoby Brissett. It was the easy quarterback contract.

They signed quarterback Carson Beck to his four-year rookie contract, the team announced. He was their only unsigned rookie.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the four-year deal is worth $7.4 million.

Beck was selected 65th overall in the draft, the first pick of the third round, out of Miami. He was one of only a handful of unsigned draft picks.

He started 43 games in college between Georgia and Miami, and he led Miami to the College Football Playoff national championship game, losing ultimately to Indiana.

Many are intrigued about the possibility of Beck starting football games this season. It isn’t off the table, but he took third-team reps during OTAs and minicamp. He will presumably begin the season as the third-string quarterback behind Jacoby Brissett, who is currently in a contract dispute with the team, and Gardner Minshew, who took all first-team reps in the offseason program.

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