paco Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 link Quote Arizona Cardinals star Kyler Murray agrees to $230.5 million deal, now among NFL's richest QBs, source Arizona Cardinals star Kyler Murray has agreed to a five-year extension worth $230.5 million, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, a deal that makes him one of the NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks. The deal, which runs through the 2028 season, includes $160 million in guaranteed money, the source told Schefter. The Cardinals officially announced Murray's five-year extension Thursday but did not disclose terms. The average annual value of Murray's deal is $46.1 million, which is the second-highest in the NFL behind only Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers ($50.3 million). Deshaun Watson's deal with the Cleveland Browns has an average annual value of $46 million, while Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes' deal averages $45 million per year. Murray, 24, was set to enter the final year of his rookie contract in 2022, but the Cardinals had until May 2 to pick up his fifth-year option. He was eligible to renegotiate his deal having completed his third season. But the former Heisman Trophy winner's long-term future in Arizona became uncertain earlier this year after Murray scrubbed his Instagram page after the Pro Bowl, leaving just two posts: One of him at Oklahoma from 2018 and one from the Pro Bowl. Murray, who was drafted first overall by the Cardinals in 2019, has established himself as one of the NFL's top young quarterbacks over the past three seasons. He led the Cardinals to year-over-year improvement each season -- from five wins in 2019 to eight in 2020 and 11 in 2021, all while setting records. Murray is the first player in NFL history with at least 70 passing touchdowns, 20 rushing touchdowns, 3,500 passing yards, 400 rushing yards and 17 games with a completion percentage of at least 70% in his first three seasons. His overall completion percentage of 66.86 is the best for a player in their first three seasons. Murray also was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and a Pro Bowler in each of the last two seasons. Arizona missed the playoffs in 2020 after losing six of its last nine games -- including consecutive win-and-they're-in contests to close out the season. Murray was injured throughout the second half of 2020 and spent the offseason frustrated and lamenting self-inflicted mistakes that cost the Cardinals a postseason berth. In 2021, however, the Cardinals appeared to have figured out their issues from the end of 2020. They started 7-0 and Murray was part of the MVP conversation. He then missed three games with an ankle injury and Arizona went on to finish the season 4-6 and was blown out by the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC wild card round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procus Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Ouch. If I'm a Cardinal fan, I'm hoping the team can get out of that contract after 2 or 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Yeah not sure that's a great deal for the team to be honest... That's a lot of money for a guy who so far has started years hot but dropped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaBeach_Eagle Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Procus said: Ouch. If I'm a Cardinal fan, I'm hoping the team can get out of that contract after 2 or 3 years. If I'm a Cardinal fan, I'm hoping I can get out of THAT in 2 or 3 minutes... and become an Eagles, fan... of course. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eglz1 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Owners got to be cussin' Cleveland and their Watson deal right now. It's hard to lower a bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procus Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, eglz1 said: Owners got to be cussin' Cleveland and their Watson deal right now. It's hard to lower a bar. Let's see how the cap holds up if the economy tanks. If the cap takes a hit, this could become a self correcting problem very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eglz1 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Procus said: Let's see how the cap holds up if the economy tanks. If the cap takes a hit, this could become a self correcting problem very quickly. Would the cap dropping enable teams to get out of player contracts? I have no idea how 'airtight' player contracts are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procus Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, eglz1 said: Would the cap dropping enable teams to get out of player contracts? I have no idea how 'airtight' player contracts are. I don't see that, but it would stop cold in its tracks future insane contracts like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkins4prez Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 When was the last time the Cards had a real franchise Qb? like the kind that plays for you 7+ yrs? Neil Lomax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 One thing that is misleading about the article.... he wasn't entering the final year of his contract. They exercised his 5th year option. So what I'm curious is, does it start in 2024, or does it re-do\structure his 2023 option year. Year Age Base Salary Prorated Bonus Roster Bonus Guaranteed Salary Cap Number Cap % Dead Money & Cap Savings Cut (pre-June 1)Cut (post-June 1)Trade (pre-June 1)Trade (post-June 1)RestructureExtension 2019 22 $495,000 $5,897,481 $0 $495,000 $6,392,481 3.3% 2020 📝 23 $675,000 $5,897,481 $1,508,120 $2,093,120 $8,080,601 4.1% 2021 📝 24 $850,000 $5,897,481 $3,016,240 $3,691,240 $9,763,721 5.1% 2022 📝 25 $965,000 $5,897,481 $4,524,360 $5,289,360 $11,386,841 5.5% $40,889,841 ($29,503,000) 2023 26 $29,703,000 $0 $0 $29,703,000 $29,703,000 13.2% $29,703,000 $0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, dawkins4prez said: When was the last time the Cards had a real franchise Qb? like the kind that plays for you 7+ yrs? Neil Lomax? Jake Plummer played close to that. But not good enough to be a franchise QB. Warner and Palmer are franchise QBs in skill, but joined late in their career and were there for 5 years each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkins4prez Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, paco said: Jake Plummer played close to that. But not good enough to be a franchise QB. Warner and Palmer are franchise QBs in skill, but joined late in their career and were there for 5 years each. Exactly, Plummer and some notable 2nd acts. Murray easily projects to be a more valuable franchise piece than any of them. he's been everything they could have asked for when they drafted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh_Prince Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Yuck. We're getting to the point where teams should just cycle through rookie QBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road to Victory Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Only increases Hurts’ price tag. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 He's not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 Numbers just dropped. Year Age Base Salary Prorated Bonus Roster Bonus Per Game Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Guaranteed Salary Cap Number Cap % Dead Money & Cap Savings Cut (pre-June 1)Cut (post-June 1)Trade (pre-June 1)Trade (post-June 1)RestructureExtension 2022 25 $965,000 $11,704,481 $0 $0 $0 $965,000 $12,669,481 6.1% $109,197,481 ($96,528,000) 2023 26 $2,000,000 $13,007,000 $0 $0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $16,007,000 7.1% $96,528,000 ($80,521,000) 2024 📝 27 $37,000,000 $13,007,000 $0 $850,000 $1,000,000 $35,300,000 $51,857,000 20.3% $81,521,000 ($29,664,000) 2025 📝 28 $18,000,000 $13,007,000 $11,900,000 $850,000 $1,857,500 $0 $45,614,500 -- $33,214,000 $12,400,500 2026 📝 29 $22,835,000 $13,007,000 $17,000,000 $850,000 $1,857,500 $0 $55,549,500 -- $20,207,000 $35,342,500 2027 30 $19,500,000 $7,200,000 $14,185,000 $850,000 $1,800,000 $0 $43,535,000 -- $7,200,000 $36,335,000 2028 31 $34,007,360 $0 $9,700,000 $850,000 $1,800,000 $0 $46,357,360 -- $0 $46,357,360 (So that's what a contract without a bunch of void years looks like) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 Also, this doesn’t seem normal: Kyler Murray's new $230 million Arizona Cardinals contract mandates four hours of weekly film study, source says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesIreland Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 11 hours ago, paco said: Also, this doesn’t seem normal: Kyler Murray's new $230 million Arizona Cardinals contract mandates four hours of weekly film study, source says It isn’t normal and if the cardinals felt the need to put language like that into his contract then maybe they shouldn’t have given him a new one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 8:56 PM, paco said: Also, this doesn’t seem normal: Kyler Murray's new $230 million Arizona Cardinals contract mandates four hours of weekly film study, source says And… it’s cut Arizona Cardinals remove 'independent study' clause from quarterback Kyler Murray's contract Quote "After seeing the distraction it created, we removed the addendum from the contract," the Cardinals said in a statement. "It was clearly perceived in ways that were never intended. Our confidence in Kyler Murray is as high as it's ever been and nothing demonstrates our belief in his ability to lead this team more than the commitment reflected in this contract." yeah. This is going to end well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwestbrook36 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 6 hours ago, paco said: And… it’s cut Arizona Cardinals remove 'independent study' clause from quarterback Kyler Murray's contract yeah. This is going to end well. It's that whole put the toothpaste back in the tube thing lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_TATEr Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 IMO, that's a ton of money to a player that lacks the required leadership skills needed for the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkins4prez Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 What a mess! This is going south faster than Eagles with Wentz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerolithe_Lion Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 On 7/26/2022 at 3:10 AM, EaglesIreland said: It isn’t normal and if the cardinals felt the need to put language like that into his contract then maybe they shouldn’t have given him a new one. That would be impossible to enforce with an arbitrator; how do you prove he broke his contract terms by studying less than 4 hours… unles he’s on some kind of punch clock system which isn’t stated in the contract? There was no point in adding it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 He’s got the Rona now Has nothing to do with the topic at hand, just wanted to add to my post count and maybe get a few of those sweet, sweet likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavywchamp Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 8:00 AM, Alpha_TATEr said: IMO, that's a ton of money to a player that lacks the required leadership skills needed for the position. What evidence do you have to say something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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