Jacoby Brissett and the Arizona Cardinals have finally reached a deal on a new one-year contract worth $15.5 million.
Brissett, age 33, is projected to be new head coach Mike LaFleur’s Week 1 starter in the upcoming season after the Cardinals released Kyler Murray before he signed with the Minnesota Vikings.
But Brissett was signed by the Cardinals last season on a backup’s salary and wanted a pay rise in line with the bigger role he now has on the team.
He now has that and, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Brissett’s new deal could be worth as much as $21m.
Brissett was previously only set to earn a base salary of $4.88m for 2026, which had the potential to increase to $5.39m.
Those figures were significantly smaller than what the Cardinals’ expected backup quarterback, Gardner Minshew, made last season as the No. 2 to Patrick Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett has signed a new contract with the team worth $15.5m
Last season, Brissett took over for Murray after the now-Viking suffered an injury.
He had good individual stats last season with 3,366 yards passing, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions, but the Cardinals went 1-11 in his starts. The Cardinals finished last in the NFC West at 3-14.
The veteran, who has also played for the Patriots, Colts, Dolphins, Browns and Commanders during a journeyman career, didn’t practice with the team during the offseason because of his contract situation.
However, he participated in Thursday’s workout in a signal a new deal could be close.
Safety Budda Baker made his feelings known about Brissett’s situation on social media earlier this month, posting: ‘Just want bro to get his s*** done… he is not asking for what you think. Bro is asking for below the bare minimum. Let’s just get it done!!!’
Baker stood by his statement on Thursday.
‘I definitely think Jacoby did a great job coming in last year,’ he added. ‘I know we didn’t get the wins that we wanted to get, but I think he commanded the offense at a high level.’
