The Arizona Cardinals reported starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett has missed all of voluntary workouts, but apparently will be at the teams mandatory minicamp per reports.
That seemed to always be the trajectory of this situation, and we have not heard anything in regards to a new
contract, so this also may be an instance where he shows up and is “holding in” while being there but not really participating.
This has been a hilarious situation where both sides seem right and wrong.
If Jacoby is the starter, it’s reasonable to bump him up in pay and guarantees, but he’s also 2-15 as a starter in his last two chances to start for two different organizations, the Cardinals seemed to be looking to move on all offseason and even drafted Carson Beck.
Meanwhile, if the Cardinals are telling Beck he’s the starter, what is the wait? Just get the guy in so you at least have the quarterback in the building.
Yet, if they’re looking at him as a starter only in name for the beginning of the season, then they’re playing this correctly. Guarantee him a little bit, maybe even give him a bump in pay, but overall they don’t owe him anything if they have an idea of moving to Carson Beck.
In fact, Jess Root talked about this:
Either way, if he is at mandatory camp, no one is going to be too worried about any of this anymore… until he’s not participating.
