The Arizona Cardinals and Jacoby Brissett have had good dialogue amid the veteran quarterback's ask for a raise and his absence from the team's

NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported Friday that quarterback Jacoby Brissett is not in attendance for the Cardinals' offseason program, which began April 1. He wants a contract extension that pays him like a starter. He wants a multi-year deal.

Carson Beck is a long-term project for the Cardinals, but a holdout from Jacoby Brissett could change things.

The Cardinals signed Gardner Minshew last month, adding a second bridge quarterback after signing Jacoby Brissett in 2025. Brissett worked as Arizona’s primary starter last season, with Kyler Murray shut down with a foot injury.

Arizona's only QBs right now are Brissett, Gardner Minshew II and Kedon Slovis, but the team is speculated to be in the running to draft Ty Simpson.

“Sources: #AZCardinals QB Jacoby Brissett is not attending Phase 1 of the offseason program and is asking for an extension that pays him as the starter. Brissett, set to make $9.06M in ‘26, has only $1.5M in guaranteed money and wants security. AZ appears willing to address it,” Rapoport wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett isn't attending the first phase of the team's offseason program and is asking for a contract extension that "pays him as the starter," according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

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