Ravens Brissett Trade: Baltimore's QB Crisis Fix

The Ravens Brissett trade is the latest scramble in a Baltimore season that is spiraling. Baltimore has agreed to acquire veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett from the Arizona Cardinals after losing its top two passers in one afternoon, according to CBS Sports.

How the Ravens ran out of quarterbacks

It started Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Two-time MVP Lamar Jackson, back after missing three games with an ankle injury, hurt the thumb on his throwing hand on his first pass attempt. The thumb needs surgery and he is expected to go on injured reserve, and he may not play again this season.

Backup Tyler Huntley then came in and suffered a turf toe injury that reportedly ends his season. Baltimore went on to lose 36-10, its third straight defeat, leaving undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano as the lone healthy option from the active roster.

Who is Jacoby Brissett?

Brissett is thirty-three and in his eleventh NFL season, with seventy-three career starts, according to The Athletic. He started Arizona's first eight games this year, but was benched in the second half of Sunday's comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys when Gardner Minshew came in and threw three touchdowns.

On Monday the Cardinals made it official and named Minshew the starter, dropping Brissett to third string. That made him expendable, and Baltimore's need was impossible to miss. Brissett will also reunite with Ravens quarterback coach Israel Woolfolk, per NFL.com.

Why he will not play tonight

Do not expect Brissett under center Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both ESPN and NFL Network reported the deal should be completed this weekend, after the game, and that is why Fagnano is set to make his first career start against Trevor Lawrence and the AFC South-leading Jaguars.

Money is part of the delay. According to Pro Football Rumors, Baltimore sits near the bottom of the league in cap space, so Arizona agreed to restructure Brissett's contract to make the trade work. The Cardinals converted two point seven million dollars of his remaining salary into a signing bonus.

Compensation for Arizona has not been finalized. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the expectation is that Brissett starts in Week ten against the Los Angeles Chargers on November sixteenth.

Think about how rare this is. A franchise built around a two-time MVP suddenly has no healthy veteran under center, and the front office had to look outside the building within days. Trading for a quarterback in early November, mid-season, is a sign of how fast things turned for the Ravens.

For Arizona, the move closes a short chapter. Brissett had opened the year as the starter, and the Cardinals seem happy with Minshew's spark. Sending a now-third-string passer to a team in need clears a spot and helps both sides, even if the final compensation is still being worked out.

Fans are split. Some see Brissett as a smart, steady bridge who knows how to run an offense without turning the ball over. Others see a team patching holes while a lost season slips away. Either way, the next few weeks will show whether Baltimore can salvage anything.

What it means for the season

Baltimore is not throwing in the towel, even as the playoff hopes crumble. The Ravens have also signed Kedon Slovis and Austin Reed in recent days, and that trio of backups has zero NFL starts and just twenty-three combined pass attempts between them.

Brissett will not magically fix a team that lost three in a row, but he brings experience and a steady hand. For a roster built around Jackson, that matters a lot right now.

Keep an eye on Thursday night, because a rookie making his first start is a wildcard. For more game coverage, check the sports section on GenZ NewZ.

The Ravens Brissett trade will not be official until the weekend, but the message is clear: Baltimore is trying to stay afloat while its franchise quarterback heals.