Cardinals' Murray Move Costs, Jets Grab Smith

0:00It's April 3rd, from breaking news to Sunday matchups. This is NFL News Today, powered by AI. An NFL executive is scratching their head over the Arizona Cardinals releasing Kyler Murray and eating $55 million in deadcap, when. They could have traded him to the New York Jets instead. Murray landed with the Minnesota Vikings on a league minimum $1.3 million deal with a no-tack clause right after free agency kicked off. The exec wondered why the Cardinals didn't shift Murray to the Jets, absorbing $35 million this year, while the Jets took on 19. $0.5 million next year, basically $25 million a season for two years. A trade like that would have left Arizona with just $17.9 million in dead money, a waylighter hit. Jets fans are buzzing about how their team dodged that bullet and grabbed Geno Smith from the Las Vegas Raiders for $3.3 million, with. The Raiders still covering $16.2 million of his salary, that moved beat out the Vikings,

1:00who were also circling Smith, and came right after the Jets chatted about pursuing Murray. Now the Vikings and Jets are banking on bounce back years from their vets, while the Raiders pivot to Kurt Cousins and maybe a top draft pick like, Fernando Mendoza. Earlier reports had Murray pegged for Minnesota anyway. Cardinals still haven't locked in a starter for next season. Jacobi Brasette or Gardner Menshew could be under center, leaving that spot wide open as. Things shake out.