Overview
- Multiple NFL insiders report the Ravens are finalizing a trade to acquire Jacoby Brissett from the Arizona Cardinals but the deal is not yet complete and public terms have not been disclosed.
- Lamar Jackson suffered a right-thumb injury that requires surgery and was placed on injured reserve after the Nov. 1 loss to the Bills, and backup Tyler Huntley is expected to miss the rest of the season with turf-toe.
- Brissett is a 33-year-old journeyman with 11 NFL seasons and 73 career starts who has completed 63.3 percent of his passes for 1,719 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions this year.
- Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano will start the Ravens’ Week 9 game because the trade is expected to finish this weekend and Brissett is not expected to be available until Week 10, when Baltimore will evaluate him for a likely debut.
- Brissett’s prior work with Ravens quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork and the thin midseason market for starting QBs help explain Baltimore’s urgent, short-term focus and the move’s potential to preserve the team’s playoff chances while Jackson recovers.