TEMPE — The Arizona Cardinals are underway with rookie mini-camp after veterans began voluntary workouts prior to the draft.

As the dates on the calendar change and the temperature increases in the desert, so does the pressure to strike a deal with projected starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who is not present for voluntary workouts in hopes of getting a re-worked contract.

"Ongoing, everything's good from a dialogue standpoint. But, like we said, this is voluntary, and so that's where we'll leave it," Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur said on Friday.

"He's played a lot of football, so we're in communication. He knows what the expectation is."

The Cardinals reportedly are willing to work with Brissett on a new contract that will see him earn more than his current $4.8 million base salary for 2026, which is the final year of his deal.…