Cardinals veteran backup QB whose contract dispute has dominated Arizona's spring.
Jacoby Brissett is on his sixth NFL team. He started 12 games for the Cardinals in 2025 when Kyler Murray missed time with a knee injury and went 6-6. The 2026 offseason has been defined by a contract standoff. Brissett wants more guaranteed money than his $4.88M salary and skipped OTAs.
Path to the league
NC State product taken 91st overall by New England in 2016. Won Super Bowl LI as a Patriots rookie. Has started 40+ NFL games across stints with Indianapolis, Miami, Cleveland and Washington.
Career
Super Bowl LI champion. 40+ career starts. 11 NFL seasons. Cardinals 6-6 record as 2025 emergency starter.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Jacoby Brissett
- Pro Football Reference: Jacoby Brissett
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
14 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 14 | 315 | 485 | 3,366 | 23 | 8 | 94.1 | 41.2 |
| 2024 | patriots | 8 | 95 | 161 | 826 | 2 | 1 | 74.2 | 41.5 |
| 2023 | commanders | 3 | 18 | 23 | 224 | 3 | 0 | 146.8 | 95.7 |
| 2022 | browns | 16 | 236 | 369 | 2,608 | 12 | 6 | 88.9 | 62.0 |
| 2021 | dolphins | 11 | 141 | 225 | 1,283 | 5 | 4 | 78.1 | 54.3 |
| 2020 | colts | 11 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 58.3 |
| 2019 | colts | 15 | 272 | 447 | 2,942 | 18 | 6 | 88.0 | 52.1 |
| 2018 | colts | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 100.0 |
| 2017 | colts | 16 | 276 | 469 | 3,098 | 13 | 7 | 81.7 | 44.0 |
| 2016 | patriots | 3 | 34 | 55 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 83.9 | 40.2 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 14 | 38 | 168 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | patriots | 8 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | commanders | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | browns | 16 | 49 | 243 | 5.0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | dolphins | 11 | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 1 | 19 |
| 2020 | colts | 11 | 17 | 19 | 1.1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | colts | 15 | 56 | 228 | 4.1 | 4 | 24 |
| 2018 | colts | 4 | 7 | -7 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2017 | colts | 16 | 63 | 260 | 4.1 | 4 | 25 |
| 2016 | patriots | 3 | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 1 | 27 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- NC State
- Hometown
- West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- Age
- 33
- Status
- active
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