After injuries and inconsistency forced the Cardinals to deal Marvin Harrison Jr., Wilson took on an even bigger role this season.
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson will be out for the rest of the season with a neck injury, head coach Mike LaFleur said Monday.
“He’s got a fracture in his neck area … he said he just kind of had a kink in his neck, but he’s such a warrior,” LaFleur told reporters at his press conference on Monday. “He didn’t think much of it. Obviously, when the adrenaline wore down and he had his tests today that’s (when) we knew.”
The end result was Wilson reeling in 51 catches (89 targets) for 546 yards and two touchdowns before his season came to a close on Monday.
LaFleur added Gardner Minshew is getting evaluated for his arm injury, so they will know more later this week if he can play on Sunday at home against the Los Angeles Rams.
Minshew took a shot to his throwing arm at the end of the first half on Sunday, nearly leading to Carson Beck having to come in as an injury replacement. Minshew came back out for the second half and played the rest of the game.
“Minshew, we’re running some tests on kind of the elbow and arm that you saw get hit there,” LaFleur said.
Wilson caught five targets in Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks and finished with 60 receiving yards.
After the win over Dallas, the wideout told reporters that he has two broken ribs but played through the injury, where he tallied eight catches for 111 yards, including the game-tying touchdown grab in the back of the end zone with six seconds left in regulation.
The 26-year-old agreed to a contract extension in September spanning three years and a maximum value of $78 million with $47 million guaranteed.
The 2023 third-round pick’s NFL career started off with two seasons amassing more than 500 yards before he blew up into a 1,000-plus yard receiver last season.
After injuries and inconsistency forced the Cardinals to deal Marvin Harrison Jr., Wilson took on an even bigger role this season.
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