Brissett Lands $10 Million Raise With Cardinals After Self-Negotiating 2026 Deal
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Updated · NBC Sports · Jul 27
Brissett Lands $10 Million Raise With Cardinals After Self-Negotiating 2026 Deal
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Jul 27
Summary
$10 million in added pay ended Jacoby Brissett's offseason standoff with Arizona, after he negotiated his own revised 2026 contract without an agent.
Brissett said the talks left him sleeping only three hours a night and skipping the voluntary offseason program while pushing for better pay and guarantees.
The reworked deal lifts him from a maximum $5.39 million with $1.5 million guaranteed to $15.5 million guaranteed, with incentives that can reach $21 million.
That business fight is over, but Brissett still must win the Week 1 job: Mike LaFleur has only promised him starter reps Tuesday, with Gardner Minshew and Carson Beck also competing.