Arizona Cardinals Embarrassingly Had To Put 'Independent Study' Hours Clause In Kyler Murray's Contract

Arizona Cardinals Embarrassingly Had To Put ‘Independent Study’ Hours Clause In Kyler Murray’s Contract

July 25, 2022, 6:19pm EST (Updated: October 17, 2022, 12:58pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – NOVEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals makes a pass against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on November 29, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Arizona Cardinals clearly believe Kyler Murray to be their longterm franchise quarterback, but he isn’t perfect.

As part of Kyler Murray’s $230.5 million contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals, the star quarterback will be required to keep up his study habits.

Murray’s extension includes an addendum that includes four hours of “independent study” of film each game week.

Contracts are about give-and-take. One example from #AZCardinals QB Kyler Murray’s $230.5M contract: There is an addendum that requires 4 hours of “independent study” per game week. It was important to the team making a commitment at that level, thus it was important to Murray. pic.twitter.com/VqrkvoBQLJ
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2022

A reminder that some people in the NFL believe that Kyler Murray is better than Patrick Mahomes.

Yet, his own team doesn't trust him to study for 4 hours by himself.pic.twitter.com/8teuzOgxSZ
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 25, 2022

Kyler Murray does 4 hours of game studying on his own, anyway. And similar to the team wanting him around for the offseason as the face of the franchise, AZ wanted a commitment in writing while going to a certain place money-wise. Thus, the clause ??? https://t.co/2WjSXBCqtv
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2022

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This is pretty sad if the team has to put in a clause for their franchise QB to study their upcoming opponents.

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In Mike Sando’s poll of 50 NFL coaches and executives at The Athletic, Murray finds himself in the second tier of NFL QBs at No. 13. Tier 2 quarterbacks are described as players who can carry their teams at times but not on a regular basis.

“He has a hole or two in his game,” writes Sando.

This past season, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray had a nice season, posting 3,787 yards and 24 touchdowns in 14 games. The team finished 11-6 and he earned his second straight Pro Bowl nod.