GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Quarterback Jacoby Brissett and the Arizona Cardinals agreed to a reworked one-year deal Sunday and first-year coach Mike LaFleur confirmed that the veteran is the team's likely starter for Week 1.
Brissett, 33, was unhappy with his previous contract, which included just $1.5 million of guaranteed money for the upcoming season. His new deal is worth a reported $15.5 million.
“It hasn't been a distraction by any means — I think we've got some very mature and professional players,” LaFleur said. “But it's just one more thing that we don't have to talk about."
Brissett was the team's starter for the final 12 games last year after Kyler Murray suffered a season-ending foot injury. He did well individually with 3,366 yards passing, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions, but the Cardinals had a 1-11 record in those games.
LaFleur confirmed that Brissett's deal was done before Sunday's practice and said that the veteran would begin working with the starters soon. The team's other main options at quarterback are veteran Gardner Minshew and rookie Carson Beck.
Brissett is a popular presence in the Cardinals' locker room and some players — most notably eight-time Pro Bowl safety Budda Baker — were publicly supportive of a new deal for the quarterback.
LaFleur said he wasn't worried about Brissett's lost practice time.
“He's got a level head about himself,” LaFleur said. “He's been in a lot of different systems and heard a lot of different things and seen a lot of different things. He's had the ups and downs with teams. He's in a good spot and I'm excited to really start working with him.”
The Cardinals open the preseason Aug. 6 against the Carolina Panthers in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.
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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett runs to another passing drill station during NFL football training camp practice, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett throws during NFL football training camp practice, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) talks with Cardinals quarterback Carson Beck, left, during NFL football training camp practice, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski set a franchise record by striking out the first seven Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Misiorowski also broke his own record for the most 100-mph pitches in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008. The two-time All-Star reached 100 mph on 66 of his 83 pitches and hit a top velocity of 104.7.
He had thrown 58 pitches of at least 100 mph during a 15-strikeout performance against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12.
Misiorowski struck out 12 of Colorado's first 13 batters. The two-time All-Star retired the first 14 batters before Cole Carrigg homered with two outs in the fifth.
The Brewers record for consecutive strikeouts to start a game had been set last year by Quinn Priester, who had six in a row to begin a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sept. 18.
The major league record for consecutive strikeouts to start a game is owned by Pablo López, who fanned the first nine Atlanta batters he faced in the Miami Marlins’ 7-4 triumph over the Braves on July 11, 2021.
Misiorowski was three shy of the Brewers and MLB record for consecutive strikeouts at any point within a single game. Corbin Burnes struck out 10 straight batters in the Brewers’ 10-0 shutout of the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 11, 2021. The New York Mets’ Tom Seaver struck out 10 straight San Diego Padres on April 22, 1970, and Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola had 10 consecutive strikeouts against the Mets on June 25, 2021.
Misiorowski capped the first inning by getting Hunter Goodman to swing and miss at a 104.3-mph fastball after also striking out Jake McCarthy and Mickey Moniak. TJ Rumfield, Kyle Karros and Carrigg struck out in the second. Willi Castro also struck out to lead off the third before Troy Johnston ended the streak by flying out to center fielder Luis Lara.
Misiorowski then struck out the next five batters he faced. Edouard Julien went down swinging to end the third before McCarthy, Moniak and Goodman all struck out again in the fourth. Rumfield's second strikeout led off the fifth, then Karros lined to fifth before Carrigg homered on a 2-2 pitch.
Carrigg’s 361-foot, opposite-field shot to left came on a 101.9-mph fastball. According to MLB.com, it was 12th-fastest pitch to result in a homer since the start of pitch tracking. No Rockies player had ever homered on a pitch that fast during the pitch tracking era.
Misiorowski followed up Carrigg's homer by hitting Castro with a pitch before retiring Johnston on a grounder to end a 30-pitch inning.
The Brewers removed Misiorowski at that point as the NL Central leaders continue to be careful with his workload as August approaches.
Misiorowski already has pitched 120 innings this season. He worked 141 1/3 innings last year, including his regular-season totals in the majors and minors plus his 12 postseason innings during Milwaukee’s run to the NL Championship Series. He was coming off a four-inning appearance in an 8-3 victory over the New York Mets on Monday.
His ERA for the season actually rose slightly to 1.58 as he increased his strikeout total to 185 on Sunday. Misiorowski leads the majors in both categories.
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Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski winds up to deliver during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
