The Arizona Cardinals are not close to resolving their contract situation with quarterback Jacoby Brissett.
According to ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss, the Cardinals and Brissett are “significantly” apart in their talks.
Brissett is due to make almost $4.9 million in salary in 2026 with another $510,000 in roster bonuses. Only $1.5 million of his deal is guaranteed. He is in the second year of the two-year contract he signed last year to be the Cardinals’ backup quarterback.
He has not shown up to the offseason program for the Cardinals, seeking a new multi-year contract that pays him like a starter, as first reported by Ian Rapoport.
He started the final 12 games of the 2026 season. The Cardinals were 1-11 in those games, but he set career-highs with 3,366 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes. Trey McBride and Michael Wilson set career-highs in receptions and receiving yards.
He has been told he is expected to be the Cardinals’ starting quarterback.
What is Brissett looking for?
Well, he was one of the best quarterbacks statistically last season.
From Week 6 and on (Brissett’s first start was in Week 6), Brissett was first in the league in completions and passing attempts. He was second in passing yards in that time frame.
Outside of expected starting quarterbacks on rookie deals, the lowest-paid quarterbacks outside of Brissett in terms of per-year average are Aaron Rodgers, set to make $22 million and up to $25 million in 2026, and Malik Willis, who signed a deal worth $22.5 million per year.
The difference between more than $20 million and around $5 million is huge.
We will see how long this drags out. Mandatory minicamp is June 8-10. Will he show up then?
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