Tag: Sooners in the NFL

Kyler Murray sets Arizona Cardinals franchise record for rushing yards by a quarterback

That didn’t take long. 14 games into Kyler Murray’s NFL career, the former Oklahoma quarterback has already set an Arizona franchise record.

That didn’t take long.

Fourteen games into Kyler Murray’s NFL career, the former Oklahoma quarterback has set the Arizona Cardinals’ franchise record for rushing yards by a quarterback.

Murray headed into Sunday’s game against former Oklahoma quarterback and teammate Baker Mayfield with 448 rushing yards through 13 games. In the third-quarter against the Cleveland Browns, a five-yard run put him over 501 on the season and for his career—which set the Cardinals’ franchise record for rushing yards by a quarterback.

The play the set the record, but in the first-quarter against Cleveland, Murray had an electric 35-yard run through the entire Browns’ defense.

In his 2018 Heisman winning season at Oklahoma, Murray rushed for 1001 yards and 12 touchdowns. He threw for 4,361 yards and accounted for 54 total touchdowns.

So far for the Arizona Cardinals in his rookie season, Murray has rushed for 503 yards and counting, thrown for 3,260 more and accounted for 21 total touchdowns.

Kyler Murray and Arizona currently lead Baker Mayfield and Cleveland 28-17 in the fourth-quarter.

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Former Oklahoma tackle Lane Johnson reportedly agrees to record extension with Philadelphia Eagles

One of Oklahoma’s most successful NFL players is getting paid … a lot. Lane Johnson has agreed to a new extension with the Eagles.

One of Oklahoma’s most successful NFL players is getting paid … a lot.

Current Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson has agreed to a contract extension for four years and worth $72 million that has $54.595 million guaranteed, per a report. That pay-per-year and guarantee basis is the largest contract for an NFL offensive lineman ever.

Johnson started his college career at Kilgore College where he played quarterback and tight end. He got to Oklahoma in 2009 and started on the defensive side of the ball before making the move over to the offensive line in 2011.

He became the No. 4 overall pick in the 2013 draft, selected by the Philadelphia Eagles and has played with them ever since.

Johnson was a pivotal piece to the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII Championship team in the 2017-18 season. He has been selected to two Pro Bowl teams in 2017 and 2018.

During the offseason, the former Oklahoma tackle spends time back in Norman, Oklahoma, and has been a fixture at the Sooners’ spring game in April.

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