The Cardinals made a change on their defensive line Saturday.
The team announced the signing of Brodric Martin. He will take the roster spot that opened up when the team placed defensive lineman P.J. Mustipher on injured reserve.
Martin was a 2023 third-round pick of the Lions and he appeared in five games over two seasons with the team. He also played in one game for the Steelers last season.
Martin had four tackles in those appearances.
Mustipher injured his foot in practice and will not be eligible to return to the Cardinals during the regular season. He had 32 tackles in 15 games for Arizona last season.
The Cardinals signed cornerback Quinton Newsome, the team announced Friday.
In a corresponding move, the Cardinals placed cornerback Jaden Davis on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.
Newsome most recently played with the Houston Gamblers of the UFL this spring. He appeared in 10 games, totaling 43 tackles, two tackles for loss, half a sack, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
He entered the NFL in 2024 with Denver as an undrafted rookie free agent from Nebraska and spent parts of the past two seasons on the Broncos’ practice squad.
While in college, Newsome appeared in 53 games and recorded 149 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks, 18 passes defensed, an interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Commanders punter Tress Way isn’t healthy enough to practice with the team right now, so they have brought in another veteran to handle the duties at training camp.
The agents for Matt Haack announced that their client is signing with the team after a workout on Tuesday. Haack appeared in seven games for the Cardinals last season and has also played for the Dolphins, Bills, Colts, Browns and Giants.
Commanders General Manager Adam Peters said that Way is dealing with a pectoral injury. The three-time Pro Bowler is not expected to be out for an extended period of time.
Peters also said that linebacker Kain Medrano will miss time with a hamstring injury.
Zay Jones spent two seasons with the Jaguars earlier in his career and he could head back to Jacksonville for the 2026 season.
The NFL’s transaction report for Monday shows that the Jags reported a visit with the veteran wideout.
Jones played in 27 regular season and playoff games for the team over the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He had 116 catches for 1,144 yards and seven touchdowns in the regular season and 13 catches for 157 yards and a touchdown in two postseason outings.
Jones spent the last two seasons with the Cardinals and caught 20 passes for 267 yards.
Brian Thomas, Jakobi Meyers, Travis Hunter, and Parker Washington head up the receiving corps in Jacksonville.
Jacoby Brissett got himself a $10 million raise, negotiating the deal himself, but serving as his own agent cost him sleep.
The Cardinals quarterback said the stress was limiting him to three hours of sleep a night.
“It’s your livelihood; it’s business; and it’s part of this game,” Brissett said Sunday, via Darren Urban of the team website. “You want to be out there with the guys and that causes another stressor. I’m glad it’s over with.”
It took the entire offseason, which Brissett skipped the voluntary portion of, and into training camp before Brissett got what he wanted. The team’s presumptive starter was scheduled to make a max $5.39 million in 2026, with only $1.5 million guaranteed.
“It definitely got dark a couple of times,” Brissett said.
He said wanting a raise was about “having respect for yourself.”
Now, he begins the process of winning the job. He is the favorite, but coach Mike LaFleur has promised only that Brissett will work with the starters on Tuesday. Brissett will have to beat out Gardner Minshew and Carson Beck to start Week 1.
The hard part, though, is done.
“After the sleep I get tonight,” Brissett said, “I’ll go back to three hours of sleep for work purposes now.”
