The Arizona Cardinals were pleased with the play of right tackle Justin Murray last season. He was an exclusive rights free agent. The Cardinals announced Tuesday that they extended a qualifying offer to Murray. meaning he will be with the team in 2020.
He was the only exclusive rights free agent the Cardinals had on the roster.
Under the qualifying offer, he will be scheduled to make $750,000 in 2020. He made $570,000 in 2019 and also almost $540,000 in bonuses from performance-based pay and the veteran pool.
He started 12 games at right tackle after Marcus Gilbert tore his ACL before the season opener.
As of right now, he projects to be the starting right tackle in 2020.
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