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Rookie Carson Beck Starts Cardinals' Hall of Fame Game

8/5/2026

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Carson Beck, the Arizona Cardinals’ rookie quarterback, will start Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game against the Carolina Panthers, the team’s only nationally televised preseason contest in Canton, Ohio.
The Cardinals are resting veteran Jacoby Brissett and backup Gardner Minshew, giving Beck the opportunity to start.
Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said Beck’s work ethic, age and experience will benefit the offense.
Beck, 24, said he feels more excitement than anything.

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Carson Beck, the Arizona Cardinals’ rookie quarterback, will start Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game against the Carolina Panthers, the team’s only nationally televised preseason contest in Canton, Ohio.
The Cardinals are resting veteran Jacoby Brissett and backup Gardner Minshew, giving Beck the opportunity to start.
Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said Beck’s work ethic, age and experience will benefit the offense.
Beck, 24, said he feels more excitement than anything.