Cardinals Cut Ties with Murray, Vikings Snag Him

0:00On April 4th, the Arizona Cardinals finally cut ties with Kyler Murray this off-season, releasing him from that massive $230 million contract. They are stuck paying $54 million in deadcap over the next two years, but no team wanted to touch his deal, even though trade rumors swirled. Early on, teams like the New York Jets got linked hard to Murray, but they passed in Grabgino Smith instead, chasing younger, cheaper arms for the future. The Cardinals were dead set on a fresh start under their new coach, Mike LaFloor, and keeping an unhappy Murray around just would not fly in the locker. Room. Now, an NFL executive is scratching his head, wondering why the Cardinals did not hold on to Murray for the full season. He told reporters they could have traded him next year for maybe a third round pick, taking just an $18 million risk instead of eating all. That cap here right now. That exec also questioned a potential Jets deal where Arizona eats $35 million this year, leaving New York with $19.5 million.

1:02Next season, basically $25 million a year for two years, but the Jets said no thanks. Murray landed on his feet quick, signing a 1-year, $1.3 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings giving him a cheap shot to. Rebuild his value while the Cardinals rebuilt from scratch. This has been NFL News Today, powered by AI.