“I’ve wanted to be back with Drew, back with Israel,” Brissett said.
“If I can go to work with the people I go to work with every day and enjoy the work, then the football stuff will take care of itself.”
While on the sideline this past season when the Patriots visited the Cardinals, Brissett said he tried to guess along with Petzing’s play-calling, knowing his likes and dislikes. Brissett only got a couple correct.
Over his decade in the game and 1,761 pass attempts, Brissett has 11,400 yards, 53 touchdown passes and only 24 interceptions. His 1.4 interception percentage is the lowest in NFL history. His 53 starts gives the Cardinals plenty of experience if Kyler Murray were to go down.
Brissett first has to beat out Clayton Tune for the backup job, something that Desmond Ridder could not do last offseason. Once the season starts, Brissett said he has to “figure out as we go” how he could best help Murray in season.
“In that room you want allies,” Brissett said. “Guys that have your back no matter what.”
The one never-been-a-Cardinals QB in the aforementioned series of commercials? Texans backup Case Keenum. No word if he might be someone the Cardinals would be interested sometime in the future.
Brissett is the right guy for the moment to be in a backup role.
“(You need) patience, always staying ready, being a good teammate,” Brissett said. “In my career, things can change in one day, 10 days. You just never know.”
