During today’s Cardinals-Texans game, Andre Baccellia suffered a neck injury. The Arizona receiver will not return as further testing takes place. 
Baccellia was taken off the field on a stretcher, and he was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the contest. The 28-year-old has been transported to a hospital for further evaluation. Per an update from the team, Baccellia is alert and has movement in all of his extremities.
A former UDFA signed by Kansas City, each of Baccellia’s 17 regular season appearances have come with the Cardinals. He operated on a part-time offensive and special teams basis for 2022 and ’23. After not seeing the field last year, Baccellia was among Arizona’s roster cuts following training camp. To little surprise, he was immediately retained via a practice squad deal. In November, Baccellia was signed to the Cards’ active roster.
Since then, he has once again chipped in as a depth option on offense. Baccellia also saw the field for 24 special teams snaps heading into today’s game. The Washington product is under contract through 2026, so his status will have an impact not only on the closing games of this season but also next year.
Injuries have been a major issue across the board for the Cardinals in 2025. The team entered Sunday’s game with a record of 3-10, and the receiver depth chart has been thinned out with Marvin Harrison Jr.‘s heel injury. Losing Baccellia will not have as large of an effect on Arizona’s offense, but his absence will still be felt. For all involved, attention will now turn to Baccellia’s prognosis.