Cardinals WR Michael Wilson out for the season due to ‘fracture in his neck area’

Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur said during a press conference on Monday that wide receiver Michael Wilson suffered a “fracture in his neck area” on the fourth play of Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Wilson played through the injury and finished the game, but will miss the remainder of the season. The wide receiver had also been playing through two broken ribs. He brought in six of his seven targets for 60 yards against the Seahawks.

Arizona was relying on Wilson to be its No. 1 wide receiver. His breakout season last year, plus a strong start this year, gave the franchise the confidence it needed to trade away Marvin Harrison Jr. earlier this season.

Without Wilson and without Harrison, Arizona’s wide receiver depth is sufficiently depleted. Barring other signings, the Cardinals’ top wideout options are currently Reggie Virgil, Simi Fehoko, Harrison Wallace III, and Devin Duvernay.

Wilson had played in all nine games for Arizona this season. He finished the year with 546 yards and two touchdowns.

The wideout led the team in receptions, yardage, and touchdowns, trailing only star tight end Trey McBride in all three categories.

Arizona has a rough schedule over the next two weeks. The Cardinals play the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs in their next two games. Arizona then faces the Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles before its Week 14 bye.

Wilson isn’t the only injury that the Cardinals have to deal with this week. Quarterback Gardner Minshew took a shot to his throwing arm in the loss to Seattle. He favored it but stayed in the game. LaFleur said they were reviewing imaging of Minshew’s elbow and arm to see what he might be dealing with.