Ossenfort: Jacoby Brissett, Cardinals ‘in good spot’
TEMPE — The Arizona Cardinals and Jacoby Brissett have had good dialogue amid the veteran quarterback’s ask for a elevate and his absence from the staff’s voluntary offseason program.
“Both Mike and I have had good dialogue with Jacoby,” basic supervisor Monti Ossenfort said Thursday after the primary spherical of the 2026 NFL Draft.
“Obviously, this is the voluntary portion of everything. We’ll continue to have conversations with Jacoby, but things are in a good spot.”
Brissett has not been current for voluntary work whereas he asks for a elevate that pays him as Arizona’s starter.
His present contract carries a cap hit of $9.2 million in 2026, though solely $1.5 million is assured cash.
For comparability, anticipated backup Gardner Minshew is slated to make $2.9 million in assured cash.
Just making Brissett’s contract totally assured, plus an extra yr added on could possibly be all it takes to make this noise go away.
But whereas all indications level to Brissett being the starter in 2026, Arizona’s main resolution makers weren’t able to go so far as to place that on record final week.
“They both have played a lot of ball. As we sit here today, we’re trying to install a system,” Ossenfort stated. “We’re not really naming anybody. We’ll see how that room looks by the time we get to August.”
LaFleur added that “none of that’s even being discussed because all we’re trying to do is get a foundational aspect of what this system looks like.”
A day later, the report of Brissett’s ask and absence from voluntary work dropped.
Brissett is coming off a 1-11 mark as a starter for the Cardinals final yr. The wins have been at a premium, however the veteran moved the offense ahead by using extra play motion and under-center appears to be like.
He additionally did so regardless of injury-riddled working again and offensive line rooms.
