The Arizona Cardinals have made it pretty clear this offseason that they intend to stick with Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback this season and beyond. And this weekend, they solidified that move with a pretty significant financial commitment.
As NFL insider Albert Breer points out, the Arizona Cardinals have made a sizable monetary commitment to Kyler Murray for both the 2024 season and the 2025 season by keeping him on the roster this weekend.
“By carrying Murray on the roster through the weekend, they locked in a $29.9 million guarantee for him for 2025. Now, it’s not like they could’ve just cut him without penalty (not that they’d considered it) over the last couple of weeks, since his $35.3 million for this coming season is already locked in. But if GM Monti Ossenfort and coach Jonathan Gannon had any intention on bailing, doing it sooner would’ve been better than later,” Breer wrote for SI.
Obviously, this is a pretty significant move from the Cardinals as it makes it clear that they have faith in Murray going forward, and the NFL world had a lot to say about it on social media.
Career year incoming in 2024. https://t.co/K38blqToUo
— Johnny Venerable (@JohnnyVenerable) March 16, 2024
Yet some faceless entities on here will continue to make themselves look silly by saying the Cardinals want rid of Kyler. https://t.co/YMKUHJxn5b
— British DraftGang (@BritishBirdgang) March 16, 2024
Looks like he made the right choice to go the football route instead of having to climb the ranks in baseball https://t.co/23wFxpMfh6
— The Anonymous Nobody (@el_budget) March 16, 2024
I dont get why people hate Murray, he’s a great QB https://t.co/xEg7Ij3oAR
— Andrés Montes (@andres_mtsm) March 16, 2024
Well Other Teams There you go. Trade Upto 4 if your guy is there https://t.co/xkSeeXdyPx
— Robert Butler@723 (@RButler723) March 16, 2024
Trading for Desmond Ridder though I will say makes for an interesting situation if Kyler doesn’t perform at a high level. https://t.co/MrN9OSjkYY
— Matthew Alvarez (@matthewa_10) March 16, 2024
We’ll have to see how Murray performs this season after the team has made this commitment to him.
