Kyler Murray, Cardinals nowhere on new contract, re-arousing trade rumors
By Scott Rogust
The Arizona Cardinals have yet to make a contract extension offer to quarterback Kyler Murray, who reportedly will not play without a new deal.
This offseason, there has been a lot of talk surrounding the Arizona Cardinals and quarterback Kyler Murray. There was the social media scrubbing, but the most important thing was Murray’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, releasing a lengthy statement expressing the quarterback’s desire to remain with the team long-term and detailed the contract proposal they sent the team.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero on Thursday, the Cardinals have yet to send a contract offer to Murray, who is not expected to play under his current contract. Pelissero continues, saying that Burkhardt pulled their proposal off the table “weeks ago.”
Four QBs – Aaron Rodgers, Deshaun Watson, Matthew Stafford and Derek Carr – have signed contract extensions worth $40 million or more in the past month as the market continues to go up.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 14, 2022
Murray is due about $5.5 million in 2022, and it’d be a surprise if he plays on that deal.
Kyler Murray reportedly not expected to play unless he gets new contract
Per Pelissero, there are teams monitoring the situation, but the team is insisting that he will not be made available for trade.
As for a deadline for a new deal, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer tweeted out that the quarterback has been eying the 2022 NFL Draft as a deadline for a new contract for the Cardinals.
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray and his camp have long viewed the draft as a deadline for a new contract—we talked about this back in March—because if they were going to ask for a trade, they'd wanna do it before then.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 14, 2022
Putting the ball in AZ's court is the next step in that direction. https://t.co/AaT2FnSAMp
Murray, who was selected with the first-overall pick in 2019 after winning the Heisman Trophy as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback, is entering the fourth year of his rookie contract. Murray is set to make approximately $5.5 million for the season. This offseason, as Pelissero points out in the tweet above, saw Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr, Matthew Stafford and Deshaun Watson all get contract extensions that pay them $40 million per year.
It will be a situation worth monitoring leading up to the NFL Draft on April 28, especially seeing whether or not the Cardinals send Murray a contract offer.
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