{"id":137456,"date":"2023-03-15T16:03:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T20:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=137456"},"modified":"2023-03-15T16:03:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T20:03:40","slug":"jacoby-brissett-signs-contract-with-washington-commanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/15\/jacoby-brissett-signs-contract-with-washington-commanders\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacoby Brissett Signs Contract With Washington Commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFL veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett has signed a new contract with the Washington Commanders. Brissett, a former third-round pick, spent the 2022 season with the Cleveland Browns but has also played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/patriots\" target=\"_self\">New England Patriots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/colts\" target=\"_self\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">QB Jacoby Brissett is expected to sign with the Washington Commanders, per sources. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sfM5fCe7Vw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/sfM5fCe7Vw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMRussini\/status\/1636095193429553152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Jacoby Brissett, Washington Commanders, Agree to Contract<\/h2>\n<p>Jacoby Brissett is coming off arguably the best season of his career. Signed to fill in for a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/08\/18\/nfl-suspends-deshaun-watson-11-games-with-5-million-fine\/\" target=\"_self\">suspended Deshaun Watson<\/a>, Brissett started the first 11 games of Cleveland\u2019s season. While under center, the quarterback completed a career-high 64% of his passes for 2,608 yards, 12 touchdowns, and six interceptions. While Watson regained the starting job following his suspension, Brissett outperformed Watson in just about every quarterback metric out there.<\/p>\n<p>Brissett originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Selected by the Patriots, the North Carolina State product began his career as New England\u2019s third quarterback. However, after a Tom Brady suspension and a Jimmy Garoppolo injury, the rookie had to start two games. During his time under center, Brissett completed 61.8% of his passes for 400 yards while adding another 83 yards and a score on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>New England traded Brissett to the Colts prior to the start of the 2017 season. While he began the season as a backup, he earned the starting job in Week 2 and never looked back. Starting in 15 games, Brissett finished his inaugural season with the Colts completing 58.8% of his passes for 3,098 yards, 13 touchdowns, and seven interceptions while adding another 260 yards and four scores on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Luck returned to the lineup in 2018, and Brissett returned to the bench. However, following Luck&#8217;s surprise retirement prior to the start of the 2019 season, Brissett once again became the Colts primary starter. During the season, the quarterback finished the year with a 7-8 record in 15 games, completing 60.9% of his passes for 2,942 yards, 18 touchdowns, and six interceptions while adding another 228 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Troy Taormina &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett has a new contract. 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