Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett ending holdout despite contract situation remaining unresolved

Nypost · Jun 08, 2026 · 246 words · By Grace McCarron

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What to know about Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett ending holdout despite contract situation remaining unresolved

Jacoby Brissett’s holdout appears to be over — even without a new deal.

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What happened

Jacoby Brissett’s holdout appears to be over — even without a new deal.

Why it matters

The Cardinals quarterback reported Monday for this week’s mandatory minicamp, according to multiple reports.

Common ground

Brissett held out throughout Arizona’s offseason program while looking for a reworked contract for the upcoming season.

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett ending holdout despite contract situation remaining unresolved?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that a contract that pays him $4.88 million, with the potential to increase to $5.39 million?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a contract that pays him $4.88 million, with the potential to increase to $5.39 million.”

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Three independent sources (Rapoport/Report, Deadspin, and DAZN News) confirm the base pay of $4.88 million and the potential increase to $5.39 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — The team acknowledges Brissett deserves a raise over the $4.88 million he’s due to earn in 2026, per Rapoport, but the sides have yet to agree on the number. Brissett’s deal has a max value of $5.39 m…
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/new…

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web search NEUTRAL — Brissett's current contract expires after this season and is set to pay him $4.88 million in 2026, with a chance for that number to grow to as much as $5.39 million.
https://deadspin.com/report-qb-jacoby-brissett-to-take-part-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Secondly, his current contract pays him only $4.88 million in 2026, with only $1.5 million guaranteed. With Murray now released and Brissett projected as the starter, he wants to be paid like one.
https://www.dazn.com/en-CA/news/football/nfl-otas-day-1-2026…

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Claim 2: “In March, Arizona released Kyler Murray”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “Only $1.5 million is guaranteed in the current deal.”

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Multiple sources (including ESPN and a recent report) confirm that only $1.5 million is guaranteed in the current deal for 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago ... Currently in the final year of his two-year deal, Brissett is slated to earn a $9.06 million cap hit in 2026 with just $1.5 million guaranteed.
https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaSports/posts/jacoby-brissett…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jacoby Brissett signed a 2 year, $12,500,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including $3,500,000 signing bonus, $8,000,000 guaranteed, and an average ...
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/19045/jacoby-brisset…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... As of now, Brissett is scheduled to earn $1.5 million guaranteed in 2026, part of a contract that totals $4.88 million and could reach $5.44 ...
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49003255/next-jacoby-bri…

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Claim 4: “Gardner Minshew II, who signed with Arizona in free agency, has a guaranteed $5.14 million for 2026.”

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No evidence was provided regarding Gardner Minshew II's specific guaranteed amount for 2026.

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Claim 5: “In 12 starts for Arizona last season, Brissett threw for 3,366 yards and 23 touchdowns against eight interceptions.”

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Claim 6: “The Cardinals quarterback reported Monday for this week’s mandatory minicamp”

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Multiple sources, including ESPN and Deadspin, report that Jacoby Brissett is reporting for the Cardinals' minicamp.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article details the history of the Arizona Cardinals American football club, which can be traced to the 1898 formation of the amateur Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago. The Cardinals are the oldest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Arizona_Cardina…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyler Cole Murray (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Following one season of college football with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyler_Murray

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Claim 7: “Had he not shown up for minicamp practices... Brissett would have been fined over $100,000 in accordance with the terms of the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement.”

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The provided evidence contains general mentions of the CBA and mandatory minicamps, but does not specifically confirm the $100,000 fine amount for missing these practices.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NFL draft, officially known as the Annual Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the most common source of player recruitment in the National Football League (NFL). Since 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_draft

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the N…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Super Bowl is the league championship final game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966 replacing the NFL Champi…
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Claim 8: “the following month, it drafted Miami’s Carson Beck in the third round.”

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Claim 9: “Brissett held out throughout Arizona’s offseason program”

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Multiple independent sources (NFL Network/Rapoport, TikTok news, and NFC West roundtable) confirm Brissett held out of the offseason program to seek starter-level pay.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 106th in the National Football League (NFL), their 38th in Arizona, their 20th playing their homes games at State Farm Stadium, their third under general man…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Arizona_Cardinals_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacoby JaJuan Brissett (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with the Florida Gat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacoby_Brissett

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Claim 10: “He’s in the second year of a two-year deal signed in March 2025”

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Both ESPN and a web search result explicitly state that Brissett is in the second year of a two-year deal signed in March 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jacoby JaJuan Brissett (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacoby_Brissett

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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... I never understood nfl contracts. I mean, if he signed a two year deal in 2025, shouldn't he be participating in all events seeing how he's ...
https://www.facebook.com/AdamSchefter/posts/jacoby-brissett-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Brissett wants a restructured contract for this season, the second of a two-year deal he signed in March 2025. His deal currently pays him ...
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48996758/qb-jacoby-briss…

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Claim 11: “Brissett, 33, was absent for all three of the team’s OTAs this spring.”

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Wikipedia confirms his birth date as December 11, 1992 (making him 33 in 2026). Other sources confirm he held out during the voluntary part of the program, which included OTAs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Arizona Cardinals' 107th in the National Football League (NFL), their 39th in Arizona, their 21st playing their homes games at State Farm Stadium, their fourth under genera…
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Claim 12: “In May, ESPN reported that Brissett and the Cardinals remained “significantly” far apart in negotiations.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific ESPN report from May regarding the 'significantly far apart' negotiations.

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Claim 13: “minicamp practices, which are scheduled to take place Tuesday and Wednesday”

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While search results mention training camp practices in July, there is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming that the mandatory minicamp practices were scheduled specifically for 'Tuesday and Wednesday'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in June 1926:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in October 1979:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Divisio…
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