Brissett Reports to Cardinals Minicamp Without New Deal
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- Jacoby Brissett will report to the Cardinals' mandatory minicamp this week (Tuesday and Wednesday) after holding out through all of Phase 1, Phase 2, and three OTAs while seeking a restructured contract.
- Brissett was at risk of $107,911 in fines for skipping mandatory minicamp under the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, and it remains uncertain how much on-field work he'll do this week.
- Brissett's current two-year deal, signed in March 2025, pays him $4.88 million (with the potential to reach $5.39 million) and only $1.5 million guaranteed — less guaranteed money than backup Gardner Minshew II received ($5.14 million) from Arizona in March.
- A new deal is unlikely to be finalized before minicamp; sources told ESPN the sides were "significantly" far apart as recently as May, meaning Brissett reports without a restructured contract in hand.
- Brissett enters minicamp as Arizona's presumed starter after starting 12 games in 2025, where from Week 6 onward he ranked as the NFL's top quarterback in dropbacks, play-action, completions, and attempts.
Why it matters: Brissett ends the holdout just in time to avoid up to $107,911 in fines, but the underlying leverage problem persists: Arizona's presumed Week 1 starter has only $1.5 million guaranteed on his deal, while the team's backup quarterback (Minshew) landed $5.14 million guaranteed — a gap the Cardinals will have to address before or during the season.
