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Jacoby Brissett returned to Cardinals practice on Thursday, ending his contract-related hold-in. While contract negotiations are ongoing, head coach Mike LaFleur indicated they have been productive. Brissett is expected to be integrated into the team's playbook this season
There will be no training camp hold-in or holdout for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett as he continues to negotiate with the team on a new contract. Coach Mike LaFleur said Thursday that Brissett will practice on the first day of camp even though the sides have yet to reach a potential agreement on an extension. Brissett's attendance is significant considering he sat out of most of the Cardinals' offseason program . It was not until the mandatory minicamp that the veteran reported to the team facility , but even then, he conducted a hold-in as a non-participant in practices. When the Cardinals released Kyler Murray and elected not to replace their longtime starter with a free agent, Brissett became the de facto No. 1 option in the group. He started 12 games in 2025 when Murray sat due to a severe mid-foot sprain, making him the incumbent starter in a group that also includes journeyman backup Gardner Minshew and rookie third-round pick Carson Beck . That role promotion from a No. 2 to the projected full-time starter is the crux of Brissett's demand for an extension. He is in the second year of a two-year, $12.5 million contract, which gives him just the 32nd-largest average annual value at the quarterback position and places him behind multiple backups in scheduled earnings. As the presumptive leader of a team that will rely heavily on him to avoid finishing with one of the NFL's worst records, Brissett seeks to be valued more in line with fellow starters across the league. "Still ongoing," LaFleur said of the contract talks. "It's been productive between us and his team." Limiting Brissett's leverage in the negotiations is that the Cardinals have not officially named him the starter. When given the opportunity to do so on Thursday, LaFleur declined to say whether he is conducting an open competition or if the job belongs to Brissett. "I'd describe it as Practice 1 on July 23," LaFleur said. Arizona could instead turn to Minshew, given that he holds 47 career starts and has been serviceable in stretches throughout his seven-year run with five different teams. The franchise also made a notable investment in Beck in selecting him in the third round, and it may want to see what the rookie can make of playing time. That the Cardinals figure to be well outside the playoff hunt gives them the latitude to hand the keys to Beck and determine whether he is a worthy building block for the future. Still, Brissett likely gives the Cardinals the best chance to be competitive. Even though he went 1-11 as a starter last year, most of the team's woes fell on the defense's shoulders. Brissett himself ranked first in the NFL in completions, tied for third in passing touchdowns and third in total passing yards over the final nine weeks of the regular season
Jacoby Brissett is at Cardinals training camp and the quarterback is not staging a hold-in for the team’s first practice. Head coach Mike LaFleur told reporters that Brissett will participate in the team’s first workout of the summer on Thursday. Brissett skipped the voluntary portion of the team’s offseason program and did not participate after reporting to the team’s mandatory minicamp last month. Brissett is looking for a revised contract that better reflects his position as the team’s likely starter at quarterback to kick off the season. There has been no agreement on a new deal at this point, but LaFleur said at his press conference that talks on that front have been “productive.” As long as things remain unresolved on the contract front, there would be a chance that Brissett makes a different decision regarding his practice plans but camp will open with the veteran taking reps along with his fellow quarterbacks Gardner Minshew and Carson Beck
When and where: Week 13 in Arizona Key additions: HC Mike LaFleur, G Isaac Seumalo , RB Tyler Allgeier , DT Roy Lopez , WR Kendrick Bourne , QB Gardner Minshew Key subtractions: QB Kyler Murray , S Jalen Thompson, DT Dalvin Tomlinson , DL Calais Campbell , LT Kelvin Beachum , RT Jonah Williams Last season: The Cardinals, the franchise with the second worst winning percentage among active NFL teams, lost more games in 2025 than in any season in franchise history The question for this team: Which QB are the Cardinals drafting in April? The Cardinals season is already over. This is a team in a contract dispute with Jacoby Brissett , who led the team to one win in 12 starts in 2025. Brissett isn’t wrong to hold out, he’d probably make more money as a backup on another team, at the least he would have the benefit of no longer being on the Cardinals, a franchise that has charged players for the food they have given them. At the same time, the Cardinals also aren’t wrong to not give Brissett any additional money, they have Gardner Minshew and 3rd round pick Carson Beck to tank with. They don’t need Brissett, nobody does. There’s really no point in discussing the 2026 Arizona Cardinals. This is a team with the 6th most dead money (virtually the same as the Eagles) for 2026, and yet the 5th most cap space for 2026. According to Over The Cap, 24.8% of the Cardinals cap space is from rookie contracts, the most in the league. Over a third of the Cardinals salary cap for 2026 is being used on nobody on the roster. They’re not trying to compete this year. They want to lose this game and as many games as possible and have first shot at a bunch of QBs who a lot of people thought were going to be 1st round picks this past April. Good luck!
Jacoby Brissett has answered the first big question of Cardinals training camp. NFL Media reports that Brissett reported to camp along with the rest of the team’s veterans on Wednesday. On Thursday, there should be more information about whether the quarterback just did that so he won’t be fined. Brissett did not practice at all in the spring because he is looking for a revised contract that better reflects his status as the likely Week 1 starter in Arizona. Brissett did report to mandatory minicamp in order to avoid fines and his status at Thursday’s practice will reveal whether he plans to hold in until the contract is addressed to his satisfaction. Brissett can make up to $5.39 million this season, but only $1.5 million of his salary is guaranteed. He spent most of last season as the team’s starter and finished the year with 3,366 yards, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions, but the Cardinals went 1-11 over his 12 starts. Gardner Minshew and rookie Carson Beck are the other quarterback options in Arizona
Jacoby Brissett has answered the first big question of Cardinals training camp. NFL Media reports that Brissett reported to camp along with the rest of the team's veterans on Wednesday. On Thursday, there should be more information about whether the quarterback just did that so he won't be fined. Brissett did not practice at all in the spring because he is looking for a revised contract that better reflects his status as the likely Week 1 starter in Arizona . Brissett did report to mandatory minicamp in order to avoid fines and his status at Thursday's practice will reveal whether he plans to hold in until the contract is addressed to his satisfaction. Brissett can make up to $5.39 million this season, but only $1.5 million of his salary is guaranteed. He spent most of last season as the team's starter and finished the year with 3,366 yards, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions, but the Cardinals went 1-11 over his 12 starts. Gardner Minshew and rookie Carson Beck are the other quarterback options in Arizona
As NFL training camps begin, USA TODAY Sports examines a key storyline for all 32 teams, covering roster battles, free agent additions, contract extensions, and coaching decisions. Notable quarterback competitions include Jacoby Brissett, Carson Beck, and Gardner Minshew II in Arizona, and Michael Penix Jr. vs. Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta. The article also touches on defensive improvements under Jesse Minter for the Ravens
The Cardinals report to training camp on Wednesday. Their biggest question is: Will quarterback Jacoby Brissett report? Brissett has spent the offseason engaged in a contract dispute with the team, skipping the voluntary portion of the work. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that, on the eve of camp, the sides have come to no resolution. Brissett, who serves as his own agent, has negotiated with the Cardinals the past several months. 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 million in this, the final year, but only $1.5 million is guaranteed. Brissett is the presumptive starter in new coach Mike LaFleur’s offense, but the Cardinals also have Gardner Minshew II and rookie Carson Beck. Brissett started 12 games for the Cardinals last season, completing 64.9 percent of his passes for 3,366 yards with 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The Cardinals went 1-11 in his starts
The Cardinals don’t have a quarterback competition. In theory. But a competition possibly could emerge. Jacoby Brissett is the starter. He’s not happy with a contract that paid him to be a backup. The Cardinals have yet to adjust his contract to compensate him fairly to be the QB1. Brissett stayed away from the voluntary portion of the offseason program. He reported, as required, for the mandatory minicamp. He’ll presumably show up for training camp. But what will he do when he gets there? Starting quarterbacks typically do more than just show up and do the minimum. They put in extra work. They do other things. They are, for many teams, a member of management who operates among the workers, operating as a de facto player-coach. Will Brissett embrace the extra stuff, if he’s not happy with his contract? Really, why go above and beyond the basic requirements of the job if you’re not being paid fairly to do the job? Then there’s the chance he’ll hold in, not practicing at all until he gets a revised contract. Complicating the situation is that Brissett represents himself. Which necessarily makes the negotiations more delicate and potentially awkward. If Brissett the agent advises Brissett the client to punch the clock and go home (or to decline to practice), it opens the door for one of the other quarterbacks to fill the void. Whether it’s Gardner Minshew or rookie Carson Beck (or a little of both) remains to be seen. But it could be that Brissett will choose not to operate at all times (or at all) like the starter unless and until he’s compensated like a veteran starter. The Cardinals can easily avoid that outcome by figuring out a fair number for Brissett to be the starter. The range for veteran starters is currently broad, starting in the low 20s and extending into the mid-60s. Under the two-year deal Brissett signed in 2025, his average annual salary is $6.25 million. On one level, it’s madness. At another level, there’s a potential method to it. Stuck in a division with a trio of Super Bowl contenders, the Cardinals face a steep uphill climb to a playoff berth. It will be far easier to accept their fate for 2026 and sink in the standings — while rising in the draft order for 2027. Which sets the Cardinals up for the ability to draft one of the best quarterbacks in next year’s crop. (Unless and until Arch Manning makes it clear he’s not interested in playing there.) Even if Brissett keeps the starting job (with or without an adjustment to his contract), it seems inevitable that Beck will get a chance to play. The Cardinals need to know whether he’s got the potential to be a year-to-year starter before committing to drafting a quarterback next year. If you think they won’t, remember that they took Kyler Murray with the first pick one year after trading up to No. 10 to draft Josh Rosen. (While also passing on Lamar Jackson.) So, no, there’s officially no quarterback competition in Arizona. But if Brissett chooses not to accept the mantle of being the starter until he’s paid like one, a competition could unfold
Sleeper trending/add: Gardner Minshew (6011) count=844 (Δ844 vs prior poll)
This year’s training camp for the Arizona Cardinals begins July 22 nd . That is about a week earlier than the other clubs in the league. This year, the Cardinals will play in the Hall of Fame Game to be played on Thursday, August 6, in Canton, Ohio. Kickoff is 8:00 p.m. (Eastern). The game will become one of the highlights of the weekend that will see former Cardinals’ receiver Larry Fitzgerald inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. RELATED: CAN THE CARDINALS GET YOU TO ‘BUY IN’ Playing in the annual exhibition contest in Canton requires both Arizona and the Carolina Panthers , the Cardinals’ opponent, to begin their training camp early. The squad is currently 90 players under contract, vying for the 53 jobs on the Week 1 roster. Several interesting battles will need to be addressed in this year’s camp. Obviously, this is front and center. In last year’s camp, it was cut and dry. Kyler Murray was healthy and the starter. Jacoby Brissett was signed as the starter, so the only question was who would become QB3. But this year, Brissett was named the starter, and then head coach Mike LaFleur appears to have retracted that assertion. He didn’t exactly say that Brissett was no longer the starter, but he leaned that way after the quarterback did not attend or participate in any of the offseason OTAs and minicamps. With the installation of a new offensive scheme, on-field reps and tutelage are critical to understand what happens next. This year’s signed backup, Gardner Minshew , looked good during the offseason sessions and has made some noise that he is working hard to claim the starting role. The opportunity opened up, and Minshew is trying to grab it if Brissett doesn’t want it or is willing to work for it. At the same time, rookie Carson Beck has the same angle. Show up for all practice sessions and every meeting, and stay in the weight room. Then tell the media that his goal is to start sooner rather than later. If Coach LaFleur has indeed retracted and opened up the starting role to competition, then Beck has raised his hand and wants it. How will this shake out? The Cardinals lost Jalen Thompson from last year’s group. He was a good player, and was strange that Ossenfort did not retain him. Of course, Budda Baker ’s house is full of Pro Bowl hardware. The question remains, who is going to replace Thompson, and who will fill the linebacker role in DC Nick Rallis’ 4-2-5 scheme? It was assumed that the Cardinals would draft a young buck for the safety room, but that came and went. Afterwards, Ossenfort did sign S Wydett Williams, Jr. from Ole Miss. The defensive back room is slapping full. Currently, there are 11 cornerbacks and seven safeties. During free agency, Ossenfort inked hard-hitting Andrew Wingard from the Philadelphia Eagles . He was signed to fill Thompson’s spot, but currently, on the unofficial depth chart, he is listed as the backup to Dadrion Taylor-Demerson instead. Wingard has played for seven years, while Taylor-Demerson is going into his third. For Wingard (6’-0”, 200 pounds), he has been in 102 games with 44 starts, 349 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, 6 QB hits, 2 sacks, 22 batted passes, two fumble recoveries, 4 knockdowns, 9 hurries, 15 pressures, and 37 missed tackles. In pass coverage, Wingard has defended 63 targets with 33 completions, 6 picks, and a 52.4% completion percentage. Taylor-Demerson was selected by Arizona in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft. His career numbers are 29 games played with six starts, 96 total tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 0 QB hits, 0 sacks, 11 batted passes, and 7 missed tackles. In pass coverage, Wingard has defended 27 targets with 17 completions, 2 picks, and a 66.0% completion percentage. When the defense goes into the 4-2-5, Rallis will often sit a linebacker and insert a safety in that position instead in order to get better pass coverage. But that player must be a really good tackler. That guy is Wingard. [... truncated ...]
Minshew's teammate Jacoby Brissett, who is in the midst of a contract dispute with the Cardinals, posted a recent photo Thursday on Instagram that showed him getting in some work with several teammates, Tyler Drake of Arizonasports.com reports. That Brissett -- who didn't take a single practice rep during Arizona's offseason program -- connected with WRs Marvin Harrison and Simi Fehoko, TEs Trey McBride and Elijah Higgins along with fellow QB Kedon Slovis is a positive sign, but at this stage it's unclear if or for how long the signal-caller's contract issue lingers once the Cardinals re-take the field. In the absence of Brissett, the team's expected Week 1 starter, Minshew took the majority of first-team QB reps throughout the offseason, so this will be a situation worth monitoring closely once Arizona's training camp commences July 22
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Cardinals tight end Trey McBride is signed through the 2029 season, so he has good reason to be interested in who will be doing the quarterbacking in Arizona over the coming years. Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew are the veteran options heading into 2026, but Brissett’s absence from most of the offseason program left plenty of work for Minshew and third-round pick Carson Beck. The prospect of striking gold with Beck is an appealing one for the Cardinals and McBride was asked for his early impressions of the rookie during an appearance on Bussin’ With the Boys . “He’s huge. He looks like a tight end ,” McBride said. “I’m like s—t, bigger than me, you know? But, no, he’s a stud. He throws the ball really well. I think he has a chance to be a really good player in this league. . . . I don’t know about Week 1 unless something crazy happens, but he definitely has a chance to be a guy for sure.” The Cardinals took running back Jeremiyah Love in the first round this April and they’ll have a core that involves Love, McBride and Beck in place for several years if everything can break their way this fall
Despite a disappointing sophomore season due to injuries and a shift in offensive scheme, Brock Bowers is expected to bounce back in 2026. New head coach Klint Kubiak's arrival and improved quarterback play with Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza should lead to a rise in targets for Bowers, who is already ranked as the top fantasy tight end by RotoBaller and is being considered a dark horse candidate for Offensive Player of the Year
Even though we are in the midst of the NFL’s dead period, the Pittsburgh Steelers showed that there is no true “dead period” in a sport where anything can happen at any time. Next week will mark one year since the Steelers and Miami Dolphins pulled off a trade that sent Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith to Pittsburgh in exchange for Minkah Fitzpatrick , as well as draft picks going both ways. If there is anything we can count on from the Steelers, it’s that they’ll make a trade – or multiple trades. There are several top guys that could be circled as potential targets, as well as current Steelers who could be dealt in return in deals that would shake up the Steelers’ roster and raise their overall ceiling. In totality, I would focus on these players and potential trades: The Cardinals are about to trot out some combination of Jacoby Brissett , Gardner Minshew , and Carson Beck at quarterback – those aren’t the actions of an organization that expects to win a lot of games. Baker is entering his 10th year in the league, all of which have been spent in Arizona. In that time, he’s been part of precisely one playoff game, a lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Rams to end the Cardinals’ 2021 season. As he enters the final years of his career, the two-time All-Pro should go somewhere he can compete. And while the Steelers’ haven’t won a postseason game in their own right since the 2016 season, they are always in the picture or playing in January. They need another safety to put alongside Jaquan Brisker and DeShon Elliott , and an eight-time Pro Bowler would be a welcome addition. Projected trade: Cardinals receive: 2027 fifth-round pick, 2028 fifth-round pick Steelers receive: S Budda Baker Similarly to Arizona, the Dolphins aren’t positioning themselves to contend for anything outside of the No. 1 overall pick. Brooks led the NFL in tackles in 2025 and has established himself as one of the best MIKE linebackers in the league today, and wouldn’t it be something to see these two franchises come together for another big trade nearly on year to the day of doing it in 2025? Projected trade: Dolphins receive: 2027 fourth-round pick, 2028 fifth-round pick Steelers receive: LB Jordyn Brooks, 2027 sixth-round pick And should this trade come to be, well then… Speaking of teams not afraid to make a trade, hello, Los Angeles . Les Snead and Sean McVay have already acquired Trent McDuffie and Myles Garrett this offseason, and adding Queen would help improve the worst unit on their roster. Nate Landman began the year hot, but fizzled out in the final two months of 2025 into the postseason. Queen would be a notable upgrade for a team going all in over the next two seasons to win a championship while Matthew Stafford is still there and playing at a high level. Queen is in the final year of his deal with Pittsburgh, and it would be a shock, to say the least, if he returned in 2027. That said, I would only trade him if they acquired Brooks to ensure having a high-quality player at the position. Projected trade: Rams receive: LB Patrick Queen Steelers receive: 2027 fourth-round pick The best case scenario for Roman Wilson is that he’s the No. 4 wide receiver on Pittsburgh’s depth chart. Considering he was a healthy scratch for almost the entire month of December, only coming back when DK Metcalf was suspended. The ceiling is low for him in Pittsburgh. Send him back to his college coach Jim Harbaugh where he may be used a bit more in a Chargers’ receiving corps that is much thinner in talent than the Steelers. Projected trade: Chargers receive: WR Roman Wilson Steelers receive: 2028 fifth-round pick Let us know what you think in the comments . Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest news, breakdowns, and more! Mike McCarthy is exactly who Pat Freiermuth needed Former Steelers GM Kevin Colbert defends Kenny Pickett draft pick Skip Bayless doubts Steelers’ playoff chances in 2026 Steelers urged to trade for All-Pro [... truncated ...]
Aidan O’Connell has bounced up and down the Las Vegas Raiders’ depth chart pretty much from the moment he was drafted. When the 2023 fourth-round pick was first added to the Raiders’ roster , he was the third-string quarterback behind Jimmy Garoppolo and Brian Hoyer . But after a strong preseason, while the other two quarterbacks struggled during the regular season and Josh McDaniels was eventually fired as head coach, O’Connell surpassed Garoppolo and Hoyer, making 10 starts as a rookie. The Purdue product played well enough to post a 5-5 record as a starter but not good enough to be handed the job moving forward. So, the Raiders signed Gardner Minshew to compete with O’Connell in 2024, with the former winning the battle in training camp. However, Minshew struggled and Antonio Pierce turned to O’Connell in Week 6, only for the latter to suffer an injury two weeks later and have a stint on injured reserve. Then, O’Connell spent all of last season as the third-stringer behind Geno Smith and Kenny Pickett , playing in just one game and for his third head coach in as many years, Pete Carroll, who was eventually fired. Between bouncing back and forth between the top and bottom of the depht chart, and having going on four head coaches and seven offensive coordinators (inlcuding interims), the four-year pro has been through the wringer in Las Vegas . “I joke that I had one play caller and one head coach my entire six years at Purdue, and so I think by the law of averages, I think something like this was coming my way,” O’Connell, after minicamp on June 10, said of the Raiders’ coaching turnover. “Obviously, didn’t expect it to be like this, but I’ve learned there are no wasted years in the NFL. Even when you’re losing, even when things are hard, you can still learn a lot. And I’ve learned a lot, even last year. “I only played in our last game for three quarters but learned a bunch just sitting on the sideline and watching. And being able to interact with a lot of coordinators I think has been good for me to really learn what I like, to learn what I think is the best way to play quarterback, the best way to play football. “…You can complain about it, [but] I really realize people really don’t care about that very much. Like people talk about a little bit having a lot of coordinators or coaches, but if I go out there and throw interceptions, no one’s really feeling bad for me. You got to produce in the NFL, and so besides my wife and my parents, no one’s really going to feel bad for me. So, I try to go out there and compete, no matter who’s calling plays or who’s out there.” O’Connell certainly is taking the situation in stride and saying all the right things. But that doesn’t change the fact that the days of him potentially being the Raiders’ quarterback of the future are likely over. While entering the season as a backup—and a third-stringer at that—isn’t foreign to him, this training camp will be different because the future in the franchise is sitting in the meeting room with him. If Las Vegas signing Kirk Cousins ahead of the 2026 NFL draft wasn’t a strong enough sign that the 2023 fourth-rounder isn’t in Klint Kubiak’s long-term plans, then using the No. 1 pick on Fernando Mendoza is. Facing another situation where he’s looking at being a third-stringer can be mentally draining, especially for someone who once had a legitmate shot at starting. But O’Connell seems to be maintaining his edge. “I’ve been competing basically every year since I was in high school, and so it’s really nothing new to me,” the backup quarterback replied when asked about the Raiders adding two QBs in the offseason. “Obviously, it’s new people, it’s a new playbook, but besides that, it’s still competing, trying to put your best foot forward every day, and quite literally, the only thing I can do is do my best. And so, just trying to focus on that, be a great teammate, and let it play out how it will.” For a someone at the bottom of the roster, p [... truncated ...]
When the Arizona Cardinals selected quarterback Carson Beck from Miami in the third round of April’s NFL draft, the idea posed was the franchise had acquired a young signalcaller that could be stashed on the roster, develop, and bide his time. The QB room had Jacoby Brissett on the roster, who is entering his 11 th NFL season, plus the team signed veteran Gardner Minshew during free agency. Minshew has played in 63 games with 47 starts during his seven-year career. Plus, Kedon Slovis has a year under his belt. RELATED: FANS THINK BRISSETT DESERVES A SLIGHT INCREASE After the draft was completed, the Cardinals have had numerous minicamps and OTAs. All but one was voluntary for players. There is a lot going on with Arizona’s offensive structure this offseason and going into the 2026 season. Right off, there is a new head coach. Mike LaFleur is an offensive-minded guy, which means a lot of attention is being spent on that side of the ball. Secondly, a new OC in Nathaniel Hackett plus new QB coach Matt Schaub . Third, all of the new guys who are now being forced to gel into a cohesive unit. And finally, and this may be the most important, a new offensive system is being introduced and installed. If your job is to repair internal combustion automobiles all of your life, and then someone brings in a Telsa to fix, there is an issue right away. It is one thing to learn a new playbook; it is another to digest a completely fresh offense from top to bottom. Study all you want, but on-field tutelage and classroom sessions is how this is going to work. Beck has been to everything the team has offered. He could have attended an OTA here and there, but he didn’t. Not only has he been to all of the sessions, but the kid has been putting in 13-hour days at the Cardinals’ facility. No rookie player at any position does that. Beck stated to ESPN Arizona : “Just trying to pick (the coach’s) brains and just take every little inch and every little thing to add it to my repertoire and get as good and as comfortable as I can is something that I’ve done from the second I feel like I’ve stepped in the building.” Beck’s strategy is nothing innovative. He wants to make it difficult for this coaching staff to pass over him for either the starting QB job, or at the very least, the backup. And the notion that the franchise would have him practice, learn, and develop for a full season just isn’t a possibility in his mind at all. He said: “From day one, for me, I didn’t want to ease into anything, to be completely honest.” Make no mistake, Beck is putting in the work. And it’s not even training camp yet. After all of the rookies leave their meetings, Beck has been seen spending time with Schaub and oftentimes Hackett for some extra tutelage sessions. The dude is full of questions and so far, has been like a sponge for knowledge at the NFL level. And Beck just might be in the right spot at the right time. Brissett was named this year’s starting QB after the franchise released Kyler Murray . Then, Brissett asked for a bump in pay and has only showed up for the recent mandatory minicamp, but did not practice. In the interim, Minshew and Beck were getting the lion’s share of the practice snaps in an effort to learn this new offense. Now, it’s the lag time of about 40 days before training camp begins. This year, the Cardinals report early because they are involved in the annual Hall of Fame Game held in Canton, Ohio. Arizona will have four preseason games this year instead of the normal three contests. And while a lot of NFL players have booked flights to the Caribbean, or Europe for some R&R, Beck is working at the facility. Taking things slowly is not Beck’s approach. He added regarding his current regiment, which doesn’t require much sleep: “Really, that’s all I’ve done. I’ve been here a ton, been around the guys, been around the coaches, meeting and trying to learn everything as quick as possible.” Beck sees an opportunity for him right aw [... truncated ...]
The ongoing saga of Brendan Sorsby seems over and the Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL now have decisions to make. For the Arizona Cardinals, the decision is compounded on a couple different things, but first the odds. The odds from BetOnline.ag (since our partners at FanDuel have not jumped on the line yet): Sorsby Supplemental Draft Round 3rd – 3/1 Undrafted – 7/2 (+350) 2nd – 4/1 4th – 4/1 1st – 5/1 5th – 6/1 6th – 8/1 7th – 9/1 Then the team odds: New York Jets – 3/1 Arizona Cardinals – 5/1 Miami Dolphins – 6/1 Pittsburgh Steelers – 7/1 Interesting to see these teams as the top odds to make the pick, but also what is more interesting to me is the Cardinals being second. First off, the Cardinals have the Jacoby Brissett situation at hand, they added Gardner Minshew in free agency and of course the biggest thing, they added Carson Beck in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft. So, if they are drafting Sorsby, and it is indeed a top four round pick, then they’ll have used two picks on the quarterback position in two drafts in a row. Now, if either Beck or Sorsby hits, then nothing else matters, but it is also the reality that they can only play one quarterback and they have spent maybe not premium picks, but for a team that needs talent and depth, you cannot do that too much. The question becomes, is Sorsby a better prospect than Beck to justify the pick, and would that mean it is time to say goodbye to Brissett with his holdout situation? What are your overall thoughts on using a 2027 pick (that is what they’ll give up if they use the supplemental pick that is equal to the round they bid) on Sorsby?
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