The Arizona Cardinals haven’t really lived up to their hype and things may be heading for some kind of breakup.
The team took a loss to their division rival Rams in the Wildcard game this year and there are now rumors that QB Kyler Murray isn’t too happy there.
To add fuel to the fire, Kyler reportedly unfollowed the team on Twitter and Instagram. He also removed everything that had to do with the Cardinals on his IG.
These are all just rumors for now but if Kyler becomes available there will be a lot of teams looking to trade for him. As far as him going to play baseball, financially might not be the smartest move on his part.
Murray is also an excellent baseball player, and the Oakland A’s drafted him No. 9 overall in the 2018 MLB Draft. While several players — Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Brian Jordan — have played both sports professionally, Murray is the only one who went in the first round of both drafts, per NFL.com.
Unfortunately for Murray, threatening the Arizona Cardinals with a return to baseball isn’t in the QB’s best interest financially. In Murray’s NFL contract, there is language that would void his deal if the “player participates in any baseball-related activities.”
Whether he stays with the Cardinals or not, Murray would likely have to give up $100 million or more in guaranteed salary that should come his way to start over in a sport that doesn’t even have a labor deal right now.
In the end, this is probably just posturing to try to get a long-term deal from the Cardinals. The way rookie deals are structured there is no rush to give Murray a massive deal and since he is locked into his rookie deal he has little to no leverage against the team.
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