Kyler Murray had a dazzling rookie season for the Arizona Cardinals after he was selected with the No. 1 overall pick, winning the team’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Since then, however, Arizona hasn’t exactly had a lot of success, leading some to wonder about his long-term future with the team. But the Cardinals reaffirmed their commitment to Murray on Monday.
As the NFL world prepares for the upcoming NFL Draft where the Cardinals currently hold the No. 4 overall pick, the team had a pretty firm declaration about the status of Kyler Murray as the team’s starting quarterback, announcing on social media that Murray was their “franchise QB.”
“Our franchise QB,” the Arizona Cardinals official account said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Our franchise QB. pic.twitter.com/eVARCYF8wS
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) February 26, 2024
Obviously, this announcement caught a lot of fans off guard because it was seemingly unprompted, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media as a result.
oh no https://t.co/EGqbLxz5nA
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) February 26, 2024
Arizona continues to stand squarely behind Kyler Murray. https://t.co/0VU7sZbuFS
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 26, 2024
Any time you have to say it…. https://t.co/aibpsqASSq
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) February 26, 2024
It's so funny every time these get posted because Josh Rosen permanently ruined any credibility these had lol https://t.co/3q0T193mP0
— 🌸sports tweeter Matthias🌸 (tonesetter) (@KryzivenTake2) February 26, 2024
No question, heading into Combine week…. https://t.co/7dOHfoXKom
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 26, 2024
“Pls trade for this pick” https://t.co/Knpr8MzgZd
— Diante Lee (@DianteLeeFB) February 26, 2024
It’s worth noting that even if the Cardinals wanted to move on from Murray, it wouldn’t exactly be easy or cheap given the contract extension he signed recently. Murray is already guaranteed $35.3 million next season and another $11.9 million for the 2025 season if he’s on the roster on March 17, 2024, which obviously seems likely.
