Quarterback · Arizona Cardinals

Jacoby Brissett

No. 7 · 11th season

Brissett is the starter. He just hasn't shown up yet.

The job is his. Arizona is counting on Jacoby Brissett to lead the offense in 2026, and by all accounts the seat is warm and waiting.

But Brissett isn't there. He's been skipping voluntary offseason workouts, using his absence as leverage in a contract dispute with the Cardinals. The two sides are stuck, and with OTAs getting closer, there's no sign the gap is closing.

Voluntary is voluntary, of course. Nobody can force him through the door. Still, there's something telling about a starting quarterback who'd rather negotiate from a distance than build chemistry with his new teammates. The Cardinals know what they have in Brissett — or think they do. The question is whether those two sides can agree on what that's worth before the calendar starts to matter.

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