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Ravens complete Jacoby Brissett trade with Cardinals: Baltimore sends 2027 fourth and 2028 seventh for Brissett and a 2027 fifth

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The Ravens and Cardinals finalized the Jacoby Brissett trade Friday: Baltimore sends a 2027 fourth and 2028 seventh for Brissett and a 2027 fifth, with Arizona covering more than half of his remaining salary.

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Jacoby Brissett in a Baltimore Ravens jersey after the trade from Arizona
Jacoby Brissett joins the Ravens. Image: Baltimore Ravens / X

The Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals made it official on Friday: quarterback Jacoby Brissett is a Raven. Baltimore is sending a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2028 seventh-round pick to Arizona for Brissett and a 2027 fifth-round selection, Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport reported. Rapoport also reported that the Cardinals are covering a little more than half of Brissett’s remaining 2026 salary.

Final pick terms

The clubs had been finalizing the swap since Wednesday, after Baltimore placed Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on injured reserve and signed Austin Reed. Thursday night in Baltimore, undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano started and the Ravens fell 33-10 to the Jacksonville Jaguars — the third different starting quarterback in three games and a fourth straight loss. Our Week 9 recap and Thursday transactions roundup track that stretch.

Why Baltimore needed a veteran now

Jackson is on injured reserve after thumb surgery and is out indefinitely. Huntley is done for the season with turf toe. Brissett, 33, started the first eight games for Arizona this season before the Cardinals turned to Gardner Minshew. In those starts he completed 63.3 percent of his passes for 1,719 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Baltimore next plays the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football in Week 10, giving Brissett a short week to learn Declan Doyle’s offense after the Thursday night game.

Arizona’s side of the ledger

The Cardinals announced the trade on Friday and thanked Brissett for his time in the desert. Field Yates reported that Arizona converted about $2.7 million of Brissett’s remaining base salary into a signing bonus so Baltimore would take on the rest — a necessary step for a Ravens club that sits near the bottom of the league in available cap space. Brissett is a pending free agent after this season; incentives such as a start-and-win bonus carry over to Baltimore.

The deal closes one of the clearest quarterback needs ahead of Tuesday’s Nov. 10 trade deadline. Arizona moves on with Minshew and rookie Carson Beck; Baltimore gets a veteran who has started for six franchises and can stabilize a playoff chase that was slipping without Jackson.

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