Cardinals get brutal season-ending news on Michael Wilson amid neck fracture
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The Arizona Cardinals have three wins in the 2026 NFL season, and aren't exactly playing great football. But part of the issue has been some horrible injury luck.
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Jeremiyah Love has missed a big chunk of the season, and they've also seen a few key linemen miss time. Kendrick Bourne is out for the season, and unfortunately, the hits keep coming for the Cardinals.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Michael Wilson is now out for the rest of the season after suffering a neck injury against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9.
Michael Wilson out for rest of 2026 after neck injury
"Sources: AZCardinals WR Michael Wilson is out for the season after suffering a neck injury. Brutal," Rapoport reported.
Not long after Rapoport's report, Cardinals' head coach Mike LaFleur revealed some shocking news about the neck injury. According to Josh Weinfuss of ESPN, the context of Wilson's neck injury makes it a lot more brutal for the WR.
Not only was it a neck fracture, which is a scary-sounding injury, but Wilson actually suffered the injury on the fourth play of the game, didn't tell anyone, and played through a fractured neck for almost the entirety of the team's Week 9 loss.
Wilson suffered a fractured neck on the fourth play of the game and wound up playing the remainder of the game for the Cardinals in an incredibly gutsy performance.
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Of course, considering that this is a likely lost season for the Cardinals anyway, there is zero reason to try and bring Wilson back this season.
After the Marvin Harrison Jr. trade, and both of the season-ending injuries to Wilson and Bourne, the Cardinals are now down to just Reggie Vergil, Simi Fehoko, Harrison Wallace III, and Devin Duvernay in their WR room.
It would not be a surprise if the Cardinals made a move for some WR help, as their injuries have piled up to a ridiculous degree.
Wilson will now miss the remainder of the season with a neck fracture that he initially played through. It's a brutal injury for the new $75 million WR. The next time the Cardinals see him, it will be in 2027, potentially with another new quarterback.
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