The Ravens’ quarterback situation got a little less desperate on Friday morning.
Baltimore has completed a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for Jacoby Brissett, a move that came together after the Ravens were hammered 33-10 by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night and fell to 4-5. The deal gives the Ravens a veteran arm at a time when their depth chart has been stripped down to the bare minimum.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Baltimore is getting Brissett and a 2027 fifth-round draft pick from Arizona in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2027 and a seventh-rounder in 2028.
Brissett had become available after Arizona benched him for Gardner Minshew II during its game at the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 1. Minshew helped spark a 33-30 overtime comeback win, and Brissett was then pushed down to QB3 duties.
For the Ravens, though, the move is about survival more than anything else. Lamar Jackson may not play again this season because of the thumb injury on his throwing hand that he suffered in the loss to the Buffalo Bills on Nov.
- Later that same day, Tyler Huntley suffered a season-ending toe injury.
That left Baltimore with undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano starting against Jacksonville.
Fagnano, who entered the Buffalo game as Baltimore’s emergency third quarterback, completed 10 of 18 passes for 60 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in the wet and rainy conditions.
Brissett now steps in as the Ravens’ best healthy quarterback, and his arrival could shape what Baltimore does before Tuesday’s 4:00 p.m. ET trade deadline.
Derrick Henry has been the subject of plenty of deadline chatter, but after the loss on Thursday he suggested he doesn’t want to go anywhere before Brissett starts for the Ravens against the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 16.
The Chargers are 0-7 and host the 2-5 Houston Texans this Sunday.
Brissett is not viewed as a long-term answer for Jackson, who reportedly wants to stay with the Ravens “for a very long time.” For now, Baltimore appears more likely to stand pat and hope Brissett can steady things.
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