Pro Football Rumors
As the Cardinals prepare for the start of training camp, the team has placed a handful of players on active/PUP. More notably, their QB1 is present for the team’s first workout. Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur told reporters that Jacoby Brissett is present for the start of training camp and will practice, per Darren Urban.
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This is a significant development for the Cardinals. Brissett was always expected to attend the opening of training camp, but he was expected to stage a hold-in as he awaited an adjustment to his contract. While that approach would have helped him avoid fines, it would have opened the door for another QB to compete for reps. The Cardinals added a pair of quarterbacks this offseason in veteran Gardner Minshew and third-round rookie Carson Beck.
Brissett inked a two-year, $12.5MM deal last offseason to back up Kyler Murray. The QB2 ended up starting 12 games for Arizona, and while the team only went 1-11 in those outings, Brissett still put up impressive counting stats, completing 64.9 percent of his passes for 3,366 yards, 23 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. With the 33-year-old set to earn only $5.39MM in 2026, he’s naturally been looking for a raise that would pay him closer to the going rate for starting QBs.
So far, the Cardinals have resisted. Brissett skipped Arizona’s voluntary offseason program (including OTAs) although he did eventually report to mandatory minicamp. While the Cardinals have reportedly been open to giving Brissett a raise, the two sides remain far apart in their suggested terms. It still remains to be seen if Brissett will participate in preseason games without an adjusted deal, although that would subject him to fines worth $287K.
Elsewhere in Arizona, the Cardinals placed the following players on reserve/PUP to open camp (per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport): LB Josh Sweat, LT Paris Johnson Jr., CB Garrett Williams, and TE Tip Reiman. LaFleur revealed that both Sweat and Johnson are currently nursing knee injuries that will keep them off the practice field through the team’s first off day on Monday (via ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss). However, it sounds like the duo will be activated sooner than later.
