The controversial "unbiased research" clause in Kyler Murray's new contract, which required him to spend a minimum of 4 hours watching sport movie every week, has reportedly been eliminated by the Arizona Cardinals.
The crew's alleged transfer comes shortly after Murray known as the criticism "disrespectful" (quotes per nfl.com).
"To assume that I can accomplish all the things that I've achieved in my profession and never be a pupil of the sport and never have that keenness and never take this severe is disrespectful, and it is nearly a joke," Murray stated, through NFL.com. "To me, I am flattered. I wish to say flattered that you simply all assume that at my measurement, I can go on the market and never put together for the sport, and never take it severe.
"It is disrespectful, I really feel like, to my friends, to all the nice athletes and nice gamers which are on this league. This sport is simply too arduous. To play the place that I play on this league, it is too arduous."
Murray and the Cardinals just lately agreed to a five-year, $230.5 million extension, ending a protracted offseason saga between the 2 sides. However the deal made headlines past simply the cash when it was revealed that finding out is written into his contract.
Murray has been the Cardinals' major beginning quarterback since 2019, when the franchise chosen him with the No. 1 general choose within the 2019 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma. This got here one 12 months after the Cardinals traded as much as choose UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen with the No. 10 choose within the 2018 NFL Draft. Arizona traded Rosen to the Miami Dolphins in 2019.
Throughout his three-year NFL profession, Murray has averaged 3,827 passing yards, 23.3 passing touchdowns, 11.3 interceptions and a 93.9 quarterback ranking per season, finishing 66.9% of his passes. He has additionally averaged 595.3 speeding yards and 6.7 speeding touchdowns on 104.7 speeding makes an attempt per season.
Murray additionally mentioned how he has put in an excessive amount of effort to seek out success at his measurement (5-foot-10).
"I've put in an incomprehensible period of time, blood, sweat, tears and work into what I do, whether or not it is soccer or baseball," Murray stated. "Folks cannot comprehend the period of time that it takes to do two sports activities at a excessive degree in school. Not to mention be the primary individual to do it ever at my measurement, like I stated, it is humorous, however to these of you on the market that imagine I might be standing right here as we speak in entrance of y'all with out having a piece ethic and with out making ready, I am honored that you simply assume that. However it would not exist. It is not attainable, in order that's all I've on that."
The Cardinals have a mean file of seven.3-7.7-0.3 with Murray below heart since 2019. They completed the 2021 common season 11-6, good for second within the NFC West, however misplaced to the Los Angeles Rams within the wild-card spherical, 34-11. Arizona prolonged basic supervisor Steve Keim and head coach Kliff Kingsbury via 2027 this offseason.
Arizona re-signed working again James Conner, huge receiver A.J. Inexperienced, tight finish Zach Ertz and quarterback Colt McCoy. In addition they acquired huge receiver Marquise Brown from the Baltimore Ravens.
