The Baltimore Ravens are finalizing a trade for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett, a move that could reshape their quarterback room before the stretch run. The deal was reported on Wednesday and is expected to be completed over the weekend, though the terms of the swap were not reported.
Brissett is expected to be the Ravens starting QB when Baltimore faces the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10 on Monday Night Football, but he will not arrive in time for Thursday’s game against Jacksonville. That leaves undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano in line to start on Thursday Night Football while Baltimore waits for the trade to be finished.
The timing explains why the move landed so quickly in the search results. The Ravens need help at quarterback after losing Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley to injury this week, and they are trying to steady a season that has slipped to 4-4 and last place in the division. They are also 10th in the AFC, which makes every game from here matter more than it did a week ago.
Brissett’s path makes the move even more striking. He was benched during Sunday’s comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys and was demoted to third-string on Monday, then quickly became Baltimore’s target as the market tightened. For the Ravens, the appeal is obvious: a veteran who can step into a short-handed room and handle the immediate load.
There is also a built-in connection. Brissett worked with Ravens QB coach Israel Woolfolk last season in Arizona and in Cleveland in 2022, which gives Baltimore some familiarity with how he operates. Mike LaFleur declined to spell out the situation when asked, saying only that he would let the process play out out of respect for the process.
The move would give Brissett his seventh franchise and his seventh different team in seven years, a remarkable run for a quarterback who keeps finding his way into urgent situations. If the trade closes over the weekend as expected, Baltimore will be counting on him almost immediately, with Week 10 now looming as the point where the Ravens find out whether this answer is enough.
