Ravens Finalizing Brissett Trade After QB Injuries — SkimNews
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- Arizona Cardinals are finalizing a trade to send Jacoby Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens, according to Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport, with the deal expected to be completed this weekend.
- Baltimore Ravens lost starting quarterback Lamar Jackson to a potentially season-ending thumb injury requiring surgery, while backup Tyler Huntley will end his season with a turf toe injury.
- Joe Fagnano, an undrafted rookie, will start Thursday night's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars; Week 10 against the Los Angeles Chargers on "Monday Night Football" is the earliest start identified for Brissett.
- Gardner Minshew II was named Arizona's starting quarterback after Brissett was benched late in the third quarter of Sunday's 33-30 overtime win over Dallas; rookie Carson Beck is backup and Brissett is now third.
- Jacoby Brissett asked for a trade Monday after coach Mike LaFleur called to tell him about the quarterback shake-up; Josh Weinfuss reported that discussions with Baltimore began Sunday and accelerated Tuesday afternoon.
- Jacoby Brissett led the NFL over his last 20 starts in dropbacks, completions and attempts, ranked fourth in completion percentage over expected and fifth in passing yards, while Arizona went 3-5 this season and 1-11 last season.
- Jacoby Brissett took 62 sacks over that stretch, tied for the most in the NFL, and was contacted a league-high 241 times; his offense ranked fourth in time of possession.
Why it matters: Baltimore gains a quarterback who started Arizona’s previous 20 games and led the NFL in dropbacks, completions and attempts; his offense ranked fourth in time of possession. Arizona sheds a quarterback it had already dropped to third, while Week 10 is the earliest Brissett start identified in Baltimore.
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