Tag: Kyler Murray agent

Cardinals announce contract extensions for their head coach and GM

Next up for the front office should be taking care of Murray, who is intensely dissatisfied with his contract situation.

The Arizona Cardinals have improved a great deal since they drafted Kyler Murray three years ago. With their No. 1 pick quarterback leading the way, they’ve gotten better each season. Before Murray came on board, Arizona went 3-13. In his first year as a starter they went 5-10-1, followed by an 8-8 record in 2020 and an 11-6 finish this past season.

Team owner Michael Bidwill knows he has a solid foundation and is attempting to keep it in place. The Cards just announced contract extensions for their head coach Kliff Kingsbury and general manager Steve Keim, who are now both under contract through the 2027 season.

The Cardinals started this past season 7-0 looking like the toughest team in the NFL. Injuries slowed them down, though – specifically a shoulder issue for J.J. Watt and a sprainked ankle for Murray, who struggled down the stretch and in the playoffs.

Still, it’s tough for Arizona fans to complain given how bad they were not too long ago.

Next up for the front office should be taking care of Murray, who is intensely dissatisfied with his contract situation. He has scrubbed the team from his social media pages and earlier this week his agent released an absolute cringe press statement in all caps demanding a new deal.

However, Murray and Kingsbury share the same agent, so odds are a divorce between the two isn’t in the cards. Whether it’s this offseason or the next Murray will get a fat new contract that pays him like the top-10 QB he is.

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Kyler Murray’s agent shares all-caps screed demanding new contract from Cardinals

Team owner Michael Bidwill tried to smooth things over recently but it doesn’t appear to be working.

The NFC West is the toughest division in the NFL right now. This past season, the Seahawks were the only team not to make the playoffs and everyone except the 49ers has a top-10 starting quarterback. There seems to be trouble in paradise down in the desert, though.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray recently deleted all references to the organization on his social media pages and appears unhappy with his contract situation. Team owner Michael Bidwill tried to smooth things over recently but it doesn’t appear to be working. Today, Murray’s agent released an epic all-caps screed calling the franchise out.

The TL;DR version: Murray’s agent has sent a contract proposal to the Cardinals that would A) give his client and himself a handsome payday and B) lower his cap hit for the 2022 season, helping the team improve the roster around him.

It’s still early in the offseason, so there’s a lot of time for the team and Murray to hammer things out. If he winds up demanding a trade though it’s obviously good news for the Seahawks.

Murray is the one NFL QB whose game is most similar to Russell Wilson’s. Both are highly mobile and excel at extending plays and making big-time throws, but they also walk themselves into sacks at a high rate. Still, he’s a sensational talent and is only 24 years old. Not paying him would be very-much on brand for an organization that can’t seem to shake off dysfunction no matter how good their team is.

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