{"id":21441,"date":"2022-07-21T17:27:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kyler-murray-contract-extension-pro-bowl-qb-agrees-to-five-year-extension-with-cardinals-before-training-camp\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T17:27:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:27:10","slug":"kyler-murray-contract-extension-pro-bowl-qb-agrees-to-five-year-extension-with-cardinals-before-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kyler-murray-contract-extension-pro-bowl-qb-agrees-to-five-year-extension-with-cardinals-before-training-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyler Murray contract extension: Pro Bowl QB agrees to five-year extension with Cardinals before training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kyler Murray is staying put in the desert, and for a long time to come. Following a very public chagrin over his current contract, in the wake of quarterback megadeals raining from the NFL sky in 2022, the former first-round pick felt he deserved to be extended now and not later. He just received his wish, agreeing to terms on a five-year extension, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, that will lock him in with the Cardinals through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n

The extension itself has now been confirmed by the Cardinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The contract awarded to Murray is expectedly a massive one, per ESPN<\/a>paying him a total of $230.5 million with $160 million guaranteed — making him the second-highest paid quarterback, annually, behind only Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers while besting Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns in max value by $500,000 (but Watson’s deal is fully guaranteed).<\/p>\n

As for cash flow, Murray will receive $30 million in Year 1, $68 million over the first two years and $106.15 million over the first three years of his new deal, per NFL Media<\/a>. The two-time Pro Bowler was initially set to earn just $965,000 in salary for the 2022 season, a number that would’ve increased exponentially to $29.7 million on his fifth-year option in 2023, but would have still paled wildly in comparison to what other top quarterbacks around the league are now set to earn — eg, Deshaun Watson, Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Derek Carr. <\/p>\n

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