Cardinals' Jacoby Brissett has a good Jarrett Stidham reason for contract dispute

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Jacoby Brissett is underpaid.

That's the basic point that he's making by not being a full attendee this offseason with the Arizona Cardinals.

Frankly, whether he wins the starting job or not, he's probably underpaid. But as a guy in competition for the QB1 role, he definitely deserves a better contract.

ESPN's Dan Graziano made the point in a new article on Tuesday that even Denver Broncos backup Jarrett Stidham makes more than Brissett.

"It's hard to blame Brissett for wanting a raise,' Graziano writes. "He's slated to make $4.88 million this year. Only $1.5 million of that is guaranteed, and the most he can make if he hits all of his incentives is $7.39 million. Broncos backup Jarrett Stidham makes more. Minshew has more guaranteed money in 2026. If Brissett's going to be the starter, he deserves at least low-level starter money. But the Cardinals have a new coach in Mike LaFleur, who wasn't there when Brissett stepped in for an injured Murray and put up 3,366 passing yards and 23 touchdowns."

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The problem for the Cardinals is really that they can't expect Brissett to be the long-term answer. So do they have any incentive to give him the raise he deserves?

They've also got Gardner Minshew, along with third-round rookie Carson Beck. That's enough to get them through a clear rebuilding season.

And after this year, the Cardinals are almost certainly going to draft a first-round QB if they have any chance to do so.

That means that Brissett has a great case, and the Cardinals have a great reason to hold firm. Neither side really has a great motivation to give in.

It seems likely they'll eventually reach a compromise, but it's definitely an odd quarterback situation in the desert.

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