Wait, Josh Johnson hasn’t played for the Cardinals yet? Are we sure?
The journeyman quarterback added Arizona to his long list of NFL teams Monday, signing with the team after Gardner Minshew suffered a potentially serious injury.
Minshew appeared to get hurt late in the first half of the Cardinals’ 17-3 loss to the Seahawks, when he got hit while attempting a pass.
The veteran somehow played through the game against Seattle’s battering defense, but NFL Network reported that he is believed to have suffered a torn UCL.
Minshew’s likely season-ending injury comes a week after the Cardinals traded Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens for a fourth- and seventh-round draft pick.
That leaves rookie Carson Beck as the starting quarterback, with Johnson now entering as the backup.
Johnson has been with the Buccaneers, 49ers, Bengals, Browns, Washington (both the Redskins and Commanders), Jets, Colts, Bills, Ravens, Giants, Texans, Raiders, Lions and Broncos.
He played as recently as last season, appearing in five games for the Commanders and serving as Washington’s starter in the final two games.
The now 40-year-old Johnson led the Commanders to a 24-17 win in the season finale over the Eagles.
Beck impressed in the preseason opener with the Cardinals, completing 15-of-19 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown in the Hall of Fame Game.
He did not appear in another preseason game.
Beck, 23, led Miami to the national championship game last season and was selected in the third round of the NFL draft.
He will now get a chance to prove he deserves to have a chance to go into the 2027 season as the Cardinals’ starter.
However, it will be no easy task with the team bereft of playmakers.
Head coach Mike LaFleuer announced on Monday that No. 1 receiver Michael Wilson is out for the season after fracturing his neck against the Seahawks.
The 3-6 Cardinals previously traded away Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans and that leaves Reggie Virgil as the team’s top receiving option.
The Cardinals hosts the Rams at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday.
