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The Arizona Cardinals opened training camp Wednesday with their biggest question still unanswered: what's happening with Jacoby Brissett?
Brissett skipped voluntary workouts back in May as he fights for a new deal, and there was some hope that an extension could come by the time training camp kicks off.
Yet camp has officially arrived, and Brissett still doesn't have a new contract. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the two sides remain without a resolution after months of negotiations. Even with Cardinals rookies and veterans flooding into the team's training facility, talks seem to have gone nowhere.
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The situation stems from Brissett's current deal, which pays him around $5.4 million this season, with only $1.5 million guaranteed. Presumed to be the Week 1 starter, with only veteran journeyman Gardner Minshew and third-round rookie Carson Beck left as potential options, Brissett clearly wants a starter's salary.
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Interestingly, both sides agree Brissett deserves a raise. Why a deal hasn't gotten done is because they have yet to agree on an exact figure. Recent reports indicate Arizona may be aiming for something around $7 million annually, in line with what top NFL backups like Marcus Mariota and Davis Mills are set to make elsewhere.
Brissett, however, may be looking for something closer to $11 million — around what Justin Fields and Kirk Cousins are making as placeholder starters while Patrick Mahomes recovers from injury and Fernando Mendoza develops as a rookie.
Looking ahead, Rapoport indicated that a full holdout seems unlikely, since walking away now would cost Brissett guaranteed money he's already earned. Missing camp would cost him $60,000 per day, plus a $287,000 hit for any missed preseason games. A more likely path is a hold-in, where Brissett would report and avoid fines but limit his participation in practice.
With Kyler Murray now in Minnesota and Beck, a rookie, being the next best option, Brissett seems to hold all the leverage. And with the Cardinals' first preseason game coming on Thursday, August 6 against the Carolina Panthers, they may be forced to cave on a new deal sooner rather than later.
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