Arizona Cardinals Reportedly Had Interest in 2x Super Bowl QB
Heading into the offseason, Arizona Cardinals rumors were running wild that they were planning to move on from Kyler Murray . While the Cardinals were surely hoping a trade would surface, the cat was already out of the bag. No one was going to trade for a player who was expected to be released.
Sure enough, the Cardinals eventually did bite the bullet and cut their franchise quarterback loose. But that left a massive hole at the game’s most important position with a new head coach, Mike LaFleur, taking over. Now, the question is, who will the Cardinals turn to as their next starting QB?
Jacoby Brissett is coming off a career year, but that wasn’t with LaFleur calling the shots. Did the 33-year-old Brissett unlock something special in his 10th season of play? It’s possible, but the Cardinals still went just 1-11 with him leading the charge.
As a result of Murray’s release, the Cardinals also signed another QB, Gardner Minshew, who is a one-time Pro Bowler, but is also 29 years old and attempted just 13 passes last season. Yet, Minshew apparently wasn’t the Cardinals’ first option this offseason. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk , the Cardinals reportedly had interest in signing two-time Super Bowl winner (as a backup) Jimmy Garoppolo .
Yet, Florio reports that talks between the Cardinals and Garoppolo “hit a snag. ” That caused them to pivot to signing Minshew to an affordable one-year contract worth up to $5. 75 million.