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Cardinals’ Jacoby Brissett trade is further evidence his raise was a mistake

The Arizona Cardinals are eating $2.7 million to trade Jacoby Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens after giving him a $10 million raise this offseason.

By Reese Kunz · Raising Zona

Published: Friday, 6 November 2026 at 6:40 PM

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Reese Kunz argues that trading Jacoby Brissett confirms the Arizona Cardinals made a mistake giving him an offseason raise.
The Cardinals traded Brissett and a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens for two future draft selections.
Arizona converted $2.7 million of Brissett's remaining base salary into a signing bonus to finalize the trade.

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Reese Kunz of Raising Zona argues that the Arizona Cardinals' decision to trade quarterback Jacoby Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens proves the offseason raise given to him was a mistake. Arizona sent Brissett and a 2027 fifth-round pick to Baltimore in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round selection and a 2028 seventh-round draft pick.

Prior to completing the trade, the Cardinals restructured Brissett's contract by converting $2.7 million into a signing bonus to facilitate the deal following an injury to Lamar Jackson. Kunz notes Arizona absorbed significant salary commitments after previously demoting Brissett in favor of starting quarterback Gardner Minshew II under head coach Mike LaFleur.

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