Brissett Ends Holdout for More Guaranteed Money, Will Attend Cardinals Mandatory Minicamp After 1-11 Season
The 33-year-old quarterback will report to the team's mandatory minicamp in Tempe this week after staying away all offseason while seeking more guaranteed money for 2026.
espn.comJacoby Brissett will attend the Arizona Cardinals' mandatory minicamp in Tempe the week of June 9, 2026, after remaining away from the team throughout the offseason. The 33-year-old quarterback stayed away until this week while seeking more guaranteed money for the 2026 season, sources told ESPN.
Brissett is set to be at the facility, in meetings and in the weight room, though it remains unclear whether he will practice.
Brissett was named the Cardinals' starting quarterback after replacing an injured Kyler Murray in Week 6 of the 2025 season. He finished that year with a 1-11 record as the starter. 2 points per game, ranked last in the NFL, and surrendered 378 yards per game, ranked 31st, according to ESPN Research.
The defense finished last in defensive efficiency, opposing QBR and opposing touchdown-to-attempt percentage during that stretch. The Cardinals' defense also ranked 31st in point margin, defensive EPA, opposing raw QBR, opponent's net yards per pass attempt, run yards per game, yards per game and third-down conversion rate.
Arizona finished 30th in first downs per game and 29th in yards per play and opponents' time of possession.
"It was bad ball. Yeah, bad ball," defensive coordinator Nick Rallis said of the nine-game losing streak. "There's a lot of factors to that," Rallis added. "There's things that I felt like I could have set up plans better.
Things you could say we should have been executing better. " Arizona's run game also struggled during the losing streak. The Cardinals ranked 32nd in total rushes and run yards after first contact, 31st in total run yards and rush yards per game, 30th in rushing touchdowns, rushing first downs and runs of 10 yards or longer, and 29th in run yards before first contact, according to ESPN Research.
Brissett, however, posted strong individual numbers. From Weeks 10-18 he led the NFL in dropbacks, actual plays, completions and attempts. He tied for third in passing touchdowns, ranked third in passing first downs and total passing yards, fourth in passing yards per game, fifth in completion percentage above expected and 12th in completion percentage.
Brissett's future with the Cardinals remains unsettled. The team could rework his contract, keep him on his current deal, trade him or release him.
