In NFL contracts, as in life, the devil is in the details. And a certain detail to the recent extension between an NFL team and their contract is drawing lots of attention on social media. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, in the recent contract extension between the Arizona Cardinals and quarterback Kyler Murray, the QB is required to complete “four hours of independent film study” each week:
Contracts are about give-and-take. One example from #AZCardinals QB Kyler Murray’s $230.5M contract: There is an addendum that requires 4 hours of “independent study” per game week. It was important to the team making a commitment at that level, thus it was important to Murray. pic.twitter.com/VqrkvoBQLJ
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2022
As noted in the Addendum, Murray is required to complete four hours each week, excluding bye weeks, once training camp draws to a close and through the Cardinals’ season.
Rapoport elaborated on the Addendum, noting that Murray already does this each week:
Kyler Murray does 4 hours of game studying on his own, anyway. And similar to the team wanting him around for the offseason as the face of the franchise, AZ wanted a commitment in writing while going to a certain place money-wise. Thus, the clause 👇👇👇 https://t.co/2WjSXBCqtv
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2022
Social media was quick to react to the reporting, including Pro Football Talk, which pointed out that the Addendum references an iPad multiple times, despite the NFL’s sponsorship deal with Microsoft:
NFL sponsor Microsoft on seeing that the Kyler Murray homework clause mentions "iPad" multiple times: pic.twitter.com/TSQnHZeSap
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 25, 2022