Report: Arizona Picks Up Fifth-Year Option for Former Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray

It has been a busy offseason for former Oklahoma quarterbacks.

Whereas Baker Mayfield remains to be ready to seek out his new staff within the divorce from the Cleveland Browns, Kyler Murray has had a drama-laden offseason of his personal as he appears to barter a contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals.

Whereas issues haven’t all the time seemed to be on nice phrases between the 2 events over the past a number of months, the Cardinals did choose up Murray’s fifth-year choice on Wednesday per a report from NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport.

Final 12 months, Murray’s third NFL marketing campaign, the previous Heisman Trophy winner accomplished 69.2 % of his passes for 3,787 yards and 24 touchdowns whereas additionally including 423 yards and 5 touchdowns dashing in his 14 video games.

His play was a big cause for Arizona getting again to the playoffs, nevertheless it was a brief keep there because the Playing cards had been eradicated by the eventual Tremendous Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams within the wild card spherical.

The transfer means Murray is now assured a wage of $29.7 million for the 2023 season it doesn’t matter what occurs in 2022.

However, it is vitally seemingly the 2 sides will proceed to work towards a longer-term extension that will lock him in to Arizona for a number of years to come back.

Ought to an extension not be reached earlier than the tip of subsequent 12 months, Arizona would have a call to make on Murray similar to what Cleveland has undergone with Mayfield.

In that case, the Browns elected to maneuver on from the previous Sooner regardless of him nonetheless having one 12 months left on his deal.

There’s a lengthy approach to go earlier than Murray will get to that time with the Cardinals, with a whole offseason and 2022 schedule of video games to be performed earlier than then.