Presumptive starting QB among key absences as Cardinals begin OTAs
The Arizona Cardinals began OTAs on Monday, May 18, but they were without Jacoby Brissett, as the quarterback continues a contract-related holdout.
When the Arizona Cardinals took the field for the first day of voluntary organized team activities on Monday, May 18, all eyes were on the quarterbacks. Three of those players took the field: Gardner Minshew, Carson Beck and Kedon Slovis. Far more notable was the player who did not: Jacoby Brissett, the Cardinals’ presumptive starter.
Brissett is now in the second month of a holdout, as he seeks a raise that would pay him as a starting quarterback. He is currently set to count for just $9. 2 million against the cap this season.
That number ranks 25th among all quarterbacks. As for the latest on Brissett’s contract negotiations, head coach Mike LaFleur said the Cardinals are in the “same (position) as where we were a few weeks ago. ” LaFleur downplayed the significance of Brissett’s holdout, pointing to his veteran status.
“He's played a lot of football,” LaFleur said. “He's done probably everything that we've ever done schematically, it's just a little bit different verbiage. ” But as a new head coach, this spring practice period is crucial for the installation of LaFleur’s offense.
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