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Jacoby Brissett’s contract standoff with Cardinals might be far from a resolution as OTAs loom

Nypost · · 403 words · By Ryan Dunleavy
Roster Management NFL Contract Negotiations
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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Brissett and the Cardinals are “significantly” far apart in discussions on reworking his contract, according to ESPN”
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Multiple independent sources (ESPN via Josh Weinfuss, Yardbarker, and other sports news reports) confirm that Brissett and the Cardinals are 'significantly' far apart in contract discussions.
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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 — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_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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“Kyler Murray’s departure to the Vikings”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Kyler Murray is an American professional football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, and web results confirm he was released by the Cardinals to join them.
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Arizona_Cardinals_season
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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 — 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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“Brissett has been skipping voluntary offseason training as leverage in his contract dispute.”
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Three separate web sources (including reports citing Ian Rapoport and Josh Weinfuss) confirm that Jacoby Brissett has skipped voluntary OTAs as leverage for a better contract.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jacoby Brissett missed the first voluntary OTA session for the Arizona Cardinals. This absence is drawing attention as per NFL analyst Ian Rapoport, who indicates that Brissett is pursuing better fina…
https://www.therx.com/nfl/cardinals-qb-jacoby-brissett-skips…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jacoby Brissett is not present at the start of the Cardinals' voluntary OTAs. The Arizona Cardinals have made it clear that they are in the process of beginning a rebuild this offseason, which could m…
https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/arizona-cardinals/jacoby-brisse…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jacoby Brissett has not attended any of the Arizona Cardinals’ voluntary offseason program as he awaits a reworked contract for the 2026 season, ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss reports. Weinfuss states that Bris…
https://xeber.world/en/article/cardinals-jacoby-brissett-con…
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“mandatory minicamp from June 8-10”
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Multiple sources, including 'Revenge of the Birds' and other NFL schedule reports, confirm the mandatory minicamp is scheduled for June 8-10.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 96th in the National Football League (NFL), their 117th overall, their 28th in Arizona, their 10th playing home games at University of Phoenix Stadium and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Arizona_Cardinals_season
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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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“Brissett, whose current contract will pay him $4.8 million with incentives up to $5.39 million but only $1.5 million guaranteed”
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Multiple sources (ESPN, DAZN News) report the contract details as $4.88 million (rounded to $4.8M in claim) with incentives up to $5.39 million and $1.5 million guaranteed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New England Patriots' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their second under de facto general manager Eliot Wolf, their first under head coach Mike …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_England_Patriots_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Drake Lee Maye (born August 30, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Caro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Maye
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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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“No other starter on at least his second contract is making less than the Raiders’ Kirk Cousins’ $11.3 million”
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The claim states Cousins makes $11.3 million with the Raiders. However, evidence shows he signed a massive five-year, $172 million deal with the Raiders, and other sources mention a $10M bonus and $60M salary, contradicting the claim that he is the lowest-paid starter at $11.3 million.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 2, 2026 ... Then next year he has a $10M bonus that's guaranteed and then a salary of another $60M that is most surely going to be declined. Raiders really ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/1sakckw/schefter_comp_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 2, 2026 ... After signing his new deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, Kirk Cousins is projected to surpass Tom Brady in total NFL career earnings by 2027 ...
https://www.facebook.com/fanduel/posts/kirk-cousins-has-gone…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 3, 2026 ... "The Falcons will pay Cousins $8.7 million this season, the Raiders another $1.3 million and Las Vegas also agreed to pay its new QB a fully- ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-world-reacts-kirk-cous…
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“Fernando Mendoza [is the] No. 1 draft pick”
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Five independent cross-references from the NY Post confirm Fernando Mendoza was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mendoza, the 2026 NFL Draft’s No. 1 overall pick
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/sports/fernando-mendoza-kirk-c…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — After he was selected as the No. 1 overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Raiders on Thursday, Fernando Mendoza made it LinkedIn official, as he does with all of his career updates and endeavors.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/23/sports/fernando-mendoza-made-h…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Fernando Mendoza is all but officially selected as the No. 1 in the 2026 NFL Draft
https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/sports/jacoby-brissetts-cardin…
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“the Cardinals signed Gardner Minshew to a one-year, $5.75 million contract that includes $5.1 million guaranteed”
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Sources provide conflicting numbers: Spotrac and one report cite a $5.75 million contract, while Adam Schefter reports a $8.25 million deal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gardner Minshew. Arizona Cardinals, Quarterback.Signed a 1 year $5.75 million contract with Arizona (ARI).
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/29226/gardner-minshe…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Arizona Cardinals are signing Gardner Minshew.Source: Former Chiefs QB Gardner Minshew II reached agreement today on a one-year, $8.25 million deal with the Arizona Cardinals. pic.twitter.com/GaUY…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/arizona-cardinals-sign-gar…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Cardinals are signing QB Gardner Minshew to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero says it's a $5.75 million pact that could be worth as much as $8 million.
https://www.draftsharks.com/fantasy-football-news/81710/are-…
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“first-year head coach Mike LaFleur”
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Wikipedia and official team-related Instagram posts confirm Mike LaFleur is the first-year head coach for the Arizona Cardinals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Dennis LaFleur (born March 3, 1987) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_LaFleur
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web search NEUTRAL — LaFleur joined the Cardinals having 12 years of NFL coaching experience with the Rams (2023-25), Jets (2021-22), 49ers (2017-20), Falcons (2015-16) and Browns ( ...
https://www.azcardinals.com/team/coaches-roster/mike-lafleur
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 1, 2026 ... It's still very early in the installation of the Arizona Cardinals offense under first-year head coach Mike LaFleur and offensive coordinator ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUOnizbkg28/?hl=en
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“Minshew’s numbers... (17-30 record with 68 touchdowns and 35 interceptions)”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify Gardner Minshew's specific career record of 17-30, 68 TDs, and 35 INTs.
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“Brissett’s (20-45 record with 76 touchdowns and 32 interceptions)”
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“The Cardinals also used a third-round pick on Carson Beck”
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“Mike LaFleur said earlier this week that discussions on Brissett’s deal were the “same as where we were a few weeks ago.””
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“Brissett was 1-11 with 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions last season for the Cardinals”
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“All three teams [Seahawks, Rams and 49ers] went to the playoffs last season, and the Seahawks won the Super Bowl.”
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