If Keller Murray is sending any message to the Arizona Cardinals, the team will certainly have a good talk with him in the coming months. After last week's Pro Bowl game, Murray shut down the Cardinals on social media and deleted all photos of the team on his personal social media.
There are only two photos left in Murray's INS, one with Micah Parsons in a professional bowl uniform (Murray's helmet is ahead of the curve and he doesn't see any Cardinals logos) and the other when he was playing quarterback at the University of Oklahoma. Murray's rookie contract with the Cardinals has been fulfilled for three years, and the team has the option to choose the fifth year, which may be executed before the final year of his rookie contract. Murray is capped at $11.38 million for the 2022 season, but he will seek a larger contract extension in the coming months.
In his three seasons with the Cardinals, Murray shot 66.9 percent from the field, passed 11,480 yards, 70 touchdowns and 34 interceptions, and advanced 1,786 yards and 20 touchdowns on the road offensive. Murray and Cam Newton are the only two players in NFL history who have passed more than 10,000 yards plus more than 1,500 yards in their first three seasons, and he and Newton are also the only two players in the first three seasons who have had 10,000 yards of passing and 20 dashes in the first three seasons.
Murray, Newton and Josh Allen are the only quarterbacks to have made 20 dashing touchdowns in his first three seasons, and in his first three seasons, 1786 yards of rushing balls ranked fourth in the NFL. Based on Murray's super-strong double-threat ability, a big contract seems worth it, especially considering that when he first arrived at the Cardinals, the team's record was 3-13, and during his time with him, the team's record got better every season.
Neither Murray's agent nor the team's management took a stand on the matter. Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald was just as confused as we were, and when asked the question, Fitzgerald said: "I haven't been in touch with Keller in a while, but he looks good in the Pro Bowl, he had a good time, passed a couple of touchdowns. I just hope that everything on both sides will come to fruition. Fitzgerald hinted that Murray's reason for doing so was likely a dispute over contract extensions: "For me, the Cardinals are my home. I love Keller, I love cardinals, and I want everyone to be well. ”
The Cardinals made Murray's 7-0 start to the season, becoming the last undefeated team in the NFL. Then, with the Cardinals losing four of their five games, they lost big to the Rams in the wild card game and the season ended. There is no doubt that both cardinals and Murray have an incredibly bright future, but only if they go hand in hand.
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