Jacoby Brissett to Cardinals: "Show me the money"


By Walter Mitchell



Per the Rap Sheet:


Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
Sources: #AZCardinals QB Jacoby Brissett is not attending Phase 1 of the offseason program and is asking for an extension that pays him as the starter. Brissett, set to make $9.06M in ‘26, has only $1.5M in guaranteed money and wants security. AZ appears willing to address it.


My visceral reaction:


Walter B J Mitchell
@WBJMItch
Jacoby Brissett has already made $67M in the NFL.

This was his chance to prove he could be a quality starting QB.

Missing Phase 1 of the Cardinals' OTAs is unacceptable.

He should be betting on himself to earn a handsome extension.

His inspired play in 2025 gave him this chance. But he hasn't completely proven himself.

Drawing this kind of attention to himself, given his situation, is poor judgment.

Contract Notes
2-year (2025-2026), $12,500,000 contract including
$3,500,000 signing bonus,
$8,000,000 guaranteed
$1.5M of 2026 salary fully guarantees the 5th league day of 2026 (injury at sign)
Incentives:
Per Game Active Bonus: $30,000 ($510,000)
2026 Playing Time (non-cumulative)
50%: $1M 65%: $2M
Cap Hit 2026: $9.2M
In 2024, Sam Darnold played in MIN for $10M, bet on himself and in 2025 made $41.5M for the Super Bowl Champion Seahawks.
Mac Jones, who played well when needed, is in the 2nd year of his contract making $3M this season.

What is your reaction?

Comments

  1. RedrunApril 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM

    From Brissett standpoint - he feels he deserves a starting QB salary. Why - He started 11 of 17 games replacing Kyler Murray as the starter (we all witnessed the 'injury' benching, and so did he). He also put up starting QB stats over those 11 games. He believes he has proven his starting caliber QB for Cardinals. All off-season the Cardinals have been touting Brissett as next years starter (Releasing Murray, and only signing Meeshoes as a backup). His agent seeing how Bidwill caved to pressure for to re-sign Murray believes a holdout will get Brissett the contract he desires. In addition, Brissett may be thinking this is his last chance to get a starting QB (winning lottery ticket).

    My opinion is the Cardinals have known that Brissett wanted a contract extension, they said no, live with contract you have. No Budge and no Fudge. Maybe this is why they are showing interest in Simpson.

    Cardinals aren't in best bargaining position either without an heir to the throne. It should have been worked out in off-season. It is only becoming public now due to OTA's. I also believe there is fault on both sides of the negotiating table.

    More dysfunction at the top, it just never ends with Cardinals.

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  2. UnfortunateFanApril 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM

    Brissett:
    20-45 career W/L record, 61.9% completion percentage, 76 TD/32 INT and 6.6 YPA
    Minshew:
    17-30 career W/L record, 63.1% completion percentage, 68 TD/35 INT and 6.9 YPA

    I don't really see how Brissett has any leverage since they are statistically quite similar. It wasn't even clear that Brissett would win the starting job before this happened. Now, the guy who's at OTAs and in the building is going to have a head start convincing the new coaching staff that he can run the system over the guy who is not reporting to camp.

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