Now that Jacoby Brissett has his new contract with the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals, the veteran quarterback is ready to go to work with first-year coach Mike LaFleur and help the team bounce back from last season’s 3-14 record.<\/p>\n
But first, he’s looking forward to some quality rest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m pretty sure I’ll probably sleep more than three hours tonight,\u201d Brissett said with a grin.<\/p>\n
Brissett and the Cardinals agreed to a reworked one-year deal Sunday worth a reported $15.5 million and LaFleur confirmed that the veteran is the team\u2019s likely starter for Week 1.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old Brissett was\u00a0unhappy with his previous contract, which included just $1.5 million of guaranteed money for the upcoming season. He reported for training camp last week, but was limited during practices while he and the Cardinals worked on the deal.<\/p>\n
Brissett said it got \u201cdark a couple times\u201d during negotiations, but he had enough confidence in himself to persevere. This will be his 11th NFL<\/a> season.<\/p>\n \u201cIt felt good to be back out there,\u201d Brissett said. \u201cStanding around wasn’t particularly fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Brissett was the team’s starter for the final 12 games last year after\u00a0Kyler Murray\u00a0suffered a season-ending foot injury. He did well individually with a career-high 3,366 yards passing, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions, but the Cardinals had a 1-11 record in those games.<\/p>\n LaFleur confirmed that Brissett’s deal was done before Sunday’s practice and said that the quarterback would begin working with the starters soon. The team’s other main options under center are veteran Gardner Minshew and rookie Carson Beck.<\/p>\n \u201cIt hasn\u2019t been a distraction by any means \u2014 I think we\u2019ve got some very mature and professional players,\u201d LaFleur said. \u201cBut it\u2019s just one more thing that we don\u2019t have to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n