Jacoby Brissett Trade: Ravens Finalizing Deal for Cardinals QB After Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley Injuries

The Baltimore Ravens are finalizing a trade for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday, Nov. 4. The deal is expected to be completed over the weekend, NFL.com reported. Terms and compensation have not been reported or finalized.

The move comes after a brutal week for Baltimore’s quarterback room. Lamar Jackson and his backup, Tyler Huntley, were both injured in Sunday’s loss at Buffalo.

What we know about the Brissett trade

• Status: Reported as being finalized, not yet official. NFL.com said the deal is expected to close this weekend.
• Compensation: Not reported. CBS Sports said it “has not been finalized.”
• Cardinals’ comment: Head coach Mike LaFleur declined to confirm the deal. “Out of respect for the process, I’ll let the process play out with that,” he said, via the Cardinals website’s Darren Urban, adding he expected it to play out “in the next few days” (NFL.com).
• Expected debut: Week 10, on Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers, per NFL.com and the Ravens’ website.

Because the deal won’t be done before Thursday, undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano will make his first NFL start against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday Night Football at M&T Bank Stadium, the Ravens’ site reported. CBS Sports noted Fagnano is also dealing with an ankle injury.

Why the Ravens need a quarterback

Jackson, the two-time NFL MVP, hurt the thumb on his throwing hand on his first pass attempt against the Bills on Sunday, CBS Sports reported. USA Today said it was his first game in a month and that he will have surgery and may not play again this season.

Huntley came in and suffered a turf toe injury. He has since been ruled out for the season, USA Today reported. Fagnano finished the game, a 36-10 loss.

Why Arizona is moving on

Brissett started Arizona’s first eight games this season. The Cardinals benched him during Sunday’s comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys. CBS Sports reported that Gardner Minshew came in, threw three touchdowns and helped erase a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit in a 33-30 overtime win. Brissett had gone 10 of 23 for 119 yards with an interception before he was replaced.

On Monday, LaFleur named Brissett the team’s third-string quarterback behind Minshew and third-round rookie Carson Beck, the Ravens’ website reported. NFL.com said trading Brissett also lets the Cardinals shed salary after they reworked his deal in the offseason.

Brissett’s 2026 season and career

• 2026 stats: 63.3% completions, 1,719 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions in eight games (CBS Sports)
• Experience: 11-year veteran with 73 career starts (Ravens.com)
• Age: 33, turning 34 next month (CBS Sports)
• Teams: Baltimore would be his seventh NFL team. CBS Sports said it is only the second time he has been traded, after the Patriots dealt him to the Colts in 2017.

CBS Sports Research also pointed out that his 75.6 yards per game to tight end Trey McBride entering Week 8 were the most by a QB-tight end combination since 1970, with a minimum of 15 games.

There is a familiar face in Baltimore, too. NFL.com reported that Brissett will reunite with Ravens quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfolk, who worked with him in Arizona last season and in Cleveland in 2022.

What about his contract?

The financial details are still unclear. The Ravens’ site cited Spotrac for a $1.3 million base salary entering the season, and NFL.com noted the Cardinals had reworked his deal in the offseason. Neither team has announced how much salary moves in the trade, and which team pays what has not been reported.

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