Great question — but I think there might be some confusion. There hasn't been a contract restructure for Brissett. In fact, it's the opposite: he's been holding out for a new deal and the two sides are "significantly far apart" (from the Jacoby Brissett page).
Here's where the Cardinals QB room actually stands:
- Brissett is the presumed starter but HC Mike LaFleur has publicly refused to name a QB1. LaFleur said he's "not really concerned about QB1 right now" and wants it to play out in camp.
- Gardner Minshew led the first-team offense during mandatory minicamp in June while Brissett conducted a hold-in, and by mid-June, Minshew was seeing the majority of first-team reps (from the Gardner Minshew page).
- The holdout is still unresolved — Brissett wants $10M+ on an extension, but his current deal only pays $4.88M ($1.5M guaranteed), and Arizona has shown little appetite to commit.
Expert consensus is skeptical of Brissett's long-term hold on the job. Establish The Run said: "We don't expect him to be the starter late in the season... we expect to see Carson Beck at some point" — . FantasyPros framed it as whether Brissett "plays himself out of that job" — .
Bottom line: Brissett is far from locked in as the Week 1 starter, and if his contract standoff continues into training camp, Minshew or even rookie Carson Beck could leapfrog him entirely.