You may or may not be one of those people that thinks what athletes do on their social media accounts is huge news, so you would have to admit what Kyler Murray did recently is — at minimum — a bit curious. The two-time Pro Bowl quarterback wiped all mention of the Arizona Cardinals from his social media accounts this week and has made no statements as to why he would suddenly do that.
There has been no comment issued by the organization or Murray’s agent as to what’s going on, and Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald is just as confused as the rest of us.
“I haven’t talked to Kyler in a while, but he looked good in the Pro Bowl,” said Fitzgerald. “Looked like he was having a great time, throwing touchdowns out there.”
“I just hope everything works out the way both sides want it to work out,” Fitzgerald added, intimating it may very well be a contract dispute hiding behind the curtain. “That’s really what it’s all about for me. I love Kyler, I love the Cardinals and I want the best for everybody.”
While at the WM Phoenix Open’s ‘Dream Day’ on Tuesday afternoon, Cardinals wide receiver Christian Kirk was asked about the rumors surrounding Murray as well.
“The guy is doing what he needs to do and I have no control over that and yeah. That’s all I’ll say on that one,” Kirk said, via 12 News. “If I’m not reacting to it, I don’t think anybody else should. But like I said, his decisions are his decisions and I’ve been off of social media but I hear the noise. So, I’m going to keep staying off of social media and just enjoy my offseason.”
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Many are pointing to Murray doing this as a way to put pressure on the organization to give him a much deserved contract extension.
“He’s got a payday coming up,” Cowherd said. “He’s a little athlete who has been hurt twice and is saying ‘I got a payday around the corner.’ What is he telling you? He’s telling you that he wants an extension now.”
The team can keep the former first-overall pick under contract through the 2023 season by exercising his fifth-year option.
Last season, Murray threw for 3,787 yards and rushed for 423 yards in 14 games, scoring 29 touchdowns.
