Kyler Murray's Cardinals deal includes 'unprecedented' study clause | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

[@stevemoody13]

As a Commanders fan, I take exception to you calling the Cardinals "as dysfunctional as any team in football for decades." Don't take away the only title we have earned in 30 years.

[@zennozangetsu1164]

You sir are a great fan!

[@davidlourcey1492]

Lol great comment. I’m a jags fan so we gave you guys a real run for your money last year

[@zairarodriguez6700]

I respect you for owning that lol for your sake, i hope Snyder gets booted

[@danielmocsny5066]

And if the Cardinals want to take that title way from the Commanders they'll probably have to start watching tape. Instinct only takes you so far when it's dysfunction playoffs time.

[@alloutwar650]

I’ll never get over the “Commanders” name holy shit it’s awful rip Redskins

[@JamesJoyce12]

this is the Cards admitting their QB1 is essentially a 10 year-old child

[@drowzy1593]

Exactly

[@teske370]

Def the height of one

[@rktsnail]

People have known that for years

[@jkfarrj]

Makes sense with the way the Cards fall off in the latter stages of the season too... he tries to just wing it and then gets found out by teams that pay attention and watch film on him and he plays worse because of it. Doesn't adjust.

[@umberto488]

He looks the part, minus the beard

[@artmeddaugh6669]

Everybody remembers the playoff loss to the Rams, but as a Detroit Lions fan that watched the week 15 game when a 10-3 Cardinals team visited a 1-11-1 Lions team, the Lions looked like the 10-win team that day. They were prepared, hungry, and executed the game plan, while Arizona looked like a team that thought they could just show up and win. The Cardinals got their A$$ kicked 30-12. The Lions defense sacked Murray twice for 20 yards lost. He ran the ball four times for only 3 yards. He got picked by Owaryie that was returned to the 5-yard line. He threw 18 incomplete passes, his QBR was 7.0, and his rating was 72.9. The Detroit Lions did bite off Murray's kneecaps because he was benched for Colt McCoy. HC Kingsbury admitted after the game that they got outplayed and outcoached, and he looked sick doing so. But that's life in the NFL, everybody's getting paid to prepare and win games. Obviously, kyler didn't put in the necessary study time during the week to beat a 1-win team that was totally depleted by injuries in the secondary. He might have visited the Detroit Zoo instead to study the Lions that are in captivity instead of watching his tablet for a few extra hours to prepare for the game.

[@robe2504]

I also watched that game and thought it was the end of Kyler. They worked him out. Don't rush him, just contain the pocket and wait until he runs sideways into a sack or backwards out of the pocket. He literally can't see his WRs unless the pocket falls apart. I think man teams will pick up on that, and we could see them crash early this season.

[@attache675]

I was never a firm in the 8-0 start to last year. That statement about being consciously ready and not needing to watch all that film is so cringe. Dude is getting paid hundreds of millions and for what? Just to dick around and pray on his athleticism.

[@thospeterson]

Keep in mind.. that was the 1st week after DeAndre Hopkins was injured... Without Hopkins, their offense couldn't stretch the field and totally sputtered, going 1-4 down the stretch... To me, their year end decline is less about Murray, and more about Kingsbury's teams in general... and the lack of WR after Hopkins.. hence they had to go out and get AJ Green & Marquis Brown... We'll see how that moves the needle..

[@danielmocsny5066]

Quarterbacks who watch film have bad games too. It's happened to Tom Brady. Beware of over-interpreting a single game. Every player, and every team, has up weeks and down weeks. A bad team having a good week can beat a good team having a bad week. It happens almost every week in the NFL - they're called "upsets." While film study probably won't hurt Kyler, he's won games without it.

[@rickevans3959]

We are getting to the point where management is not part of the team no I in team but there's certainly an m and an e

[@collettetovee8964]

There are lots of computer programs out there (especially since the pandemic) that will record and monitor the activity on a specific device. It would be very easy for the Cardinals to track this.

[@alexhoward5501]

I’m sure they installed this last year and were so disappointed by what they saw that they felt compelled to include this in the contract

[@bioLarzen]

When Peyton Manning was drafted 1/1, in his introductory presser he was asked what he's going to do with his huge salary. His response? "I'm gonna earn it." Kyler Murray is apparently not Peyton Manning.

[@OttawaRocks]

Kyler needs to learn from Peyton.

[@danielmocsny5066]

He should have added "...in the regular season, most of the time."

[@markdraine3571]

Hell,no. This Murray kid is extremely selfish. .Watch this thing totally implode and Cards will have blown 160m guaranteed ..I think Kyler's Dad is a big part of the problem .The kid is coddled and pampered ..Probably should just go play baseball since he's so scared of being hit . He can be a diva easier over in .MLB

[@johnnyfive9815]

@@danielmocsny5066 that's what gets you to the playoffs 2 rings is pretty good to me when another has won 7 in his Era

[@felixrodriguez7423]

As a back up with the Rams Kurt Warner on a $250,000 salary bought a very expensive tape machine that gave the 4 coaching angles to study film in his living room.

[@Bengaltaz]

To be under .500 get this deal and make preparation a concern…, not seeing what was gonna happen in the loss to the rams to end the season needs to mature

[@freedomrulesjavier3904]

The side stories of this off season have been next level

[@rustynail8622]

Uh oh 🤦‍♂️ Honestly, I think it's a good move for the Cardinals. Obviously, the coaching staff doesn't believe Kyler fully prepared himself last year. The Cardinals are protecting their investment and getting a message out to Kyler simultaneously. Remember now, the Cardinals didn't cast the first stone. I just wonder how this can be enforced. Couldn't anyone complete the homework on the tablet? Kyler won't be internally motivated to even look at the tablet now...

[@alexhoward5501]

He takes the tablet home with him. When he’s in the facility, he doesn’t use the tablet. Who else that he lives with at home is going to be able to know the answers to the Cardinals offense?

[@markreierstad2418]

If they don't believe in him 100%, they shouldn't be spending $200 mil on him...

[@linkjourney422]

Apparently Kyler’s lack of size is not the most pressing issue for the Cardinals. It’s his lack of maturity😂😂😂

[@saldiaz6911]

My favorite part of this video is how they first ask: “How could this happen??” Why would you even put this clause into a contract?!? Then they list out the evidence of why this had to be included in the contract while still pretending to be shocked.

[@ForsakenWar]

It's called setting up a conversation Sal... pay attention 👍

[@thetrib1]

well...i disagree. They put in reasons to try to make it make sense, but under no circumstance does adding this clause make sense for the player. Also makes people wonder why they'd still offer him the deal

[@hughgurney8686]

Reminds me of the story of Raiders QB bust - Jamarcus Russell and how the coaches gave him a blank DVD to study overnight. Next morning they asked him what he thought and he said it was all good!

[@oaklandtraphouse]

Bill bellechick would never do some clown shit like that , what kind of coach does somthing like that

[@absynthem1ndedplays548]

"throwing more money at him to be that guy, maybe he'll work harder now" is the dumbest thing i've ever heard. How in the actual hell would giving him more money entice to now actually study and work hard. He just got the bag for half assing it. if they wanted him to be serious they should have given him less, or have most of it not guaranteed. I liked kyler coming out of college, i like watching him play, but season after season it just seems like dude's a useless waste of space who thinks he can just wing because he's better than everyone else. Between the IG scrubbing, the quotes of him having bad personality. It all just seems undeniable at this point. Honestly you have one of the coolest jobs in the world, one of the most coveted jobs in the world and you can't be bothered studying cause you rather be out there playing CoD with your faze clan tag?

[@miragewizard]

"He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It's a Jedi trait."

[@NathanDean79]

Welcome back guys!!

[@Rick-Rarick]

This is such an interesting clause. I can't imagine being an NFL starting QB and NOT putting in extra work every day! Look at how hard Josh Allen works on bettering himself, working with Jordan Palmer in the offseason. I doubt anyone needs to tell Josh to study! Seems like this part of the contract being leaked is a slap in the face of Murray.

[@patriotsfan122480]

Yeah it was leaked, but it’s also apparently just available for everyone cause it had to be approved by the NFLPA. So all agents are able to get copies of it from them and probably also the NFL itself. Honestly, Murray needs the slap in the face if this needs to be in there and so does his agent for allowing it to be put in there. He should be studying film constantly and learning new defenses and the wrinkles they put in place on defenses FOR HIM specifically. Can’t just depend on your athleticism his whole career either. Look at Cam Newton. Great talent, but out of the league now cause of all the injuries and can’t sling it as hard as he used to. And he watched film and defenses, which is what helped him play thru some of those injuries in Carolina.

[@ccth22]

This is fascinating and the first person I thought about was Michael Vick. I spoke to a former Falcons player here in the ATL and he said if he had a coach in Atlanta like he had in Philly he believes the Falcons would have won at least one Super Bowl. Vick himself admits he didn’t take the position seriously until he arrived in Philly. So I don’t blame the Cardinals...

[@patriotsfan122480]

@@ccth22 yeah, but Vick was also in a different place personally by the time he went to Philly. He may have worked harder if Reid was his coach in Atlanta, but that’s not guaranteed either because in Atlanta he was THE GUY right from jump and everyone knew it and treated him like a King. In Philly he was sitting behind McNabb to start off with, and had to work his way back into everything and earn it. McNabb meanwhile, was drafted in Philly to be THE GUY, but also had the chip on his shoulder from draft day to prove it to the fans, especially the ones who booed him that very day. They weren’t going to give him any slack or treat him like a King right from the start, and he still takes issue with his treatment by the fans there to this day, even though he was definitely their all-time best QB.

[@MrDeterioration]

Josh Allen is white.

[@FlashGladd]

Watching his playoff performance this year, I’d say he could have used a little more of those “cognitive skills” in seeing the field

[@Mach11976]

LOL

[@thomasbrentana6916]

Don't forget about the game against Detroit!! LOL

[@mustangs263]

When was the last time they were in the playoffs without him TF

[@LuvtheJEm]

@@mustangs263 2015

[@jamesgroom1615]

@@thomasbrentana6916 . Don’t forget game 2 Seahawks. Go hawks.

[@seahag1322]

You have to make a professional study? This is not going to ultimately work out...just watch.

[@brokensword8402]

You know...when you're meme"d for being diminutive already, it doesn't help to have a "do your homework" and "screentime" clause in your contract. It def makes the child label stick. He's not the only player who plays video games or lacks film study or pounds the table for a new contract etc. It's just looks worse that he's all those in addition to pouting after bad games (see playoff) and other immature gestures. I hope he grows and succeeds. It's either that or he'll get triggered every time someone questions his film study after every bad game and do something else childish.

[@Wockyvideos2]

This is the first study contract for the modern nfl player. The new generation have different mindsets when it comes to time deduction. This will be in a lot of contacts in the future. Honestly the best thing to happen for Murray and the Cardinals.

[@adamcvik6082]

It really isn’t. This new generation isn’t lazy like old heads insist it is. Guys like Lamar, Allen, Mahomes, Burrow, Herbert, etc. are all very hard workers who are driven to study the game the right way. Kyler isn’t not because he’s of the new generation, it’s because he’s the biggest narcissist in the game. It’s that simple.

[@dcblunt666]

Exactly my thoughts. This is a different generation. This clause is not a big deal and Kyler signed it. He’s on board. There are physical clauses in contracts all the time that have the same work ethic implications, why not a mental one?

[@CozyButcher]

Agreed, the Boomers were horrible parents on a generational level.

[@patriotsfan122480]

I agree with @Adam Cvik Most of these young QB’s do a great job putting the work in to improve and be great, and I don’t see this being the new thing for most of them. However, I also don’t see this not being used again in someone’s contract in the future. The Raiders would likely have loved to have had this in Russel’s rookie contract over a decade ago, and the Brown’s would have probably have loved to have this in Manzel’s rookie deal too (though that was all obvious from college and why they shouldn’t have picked him in the first place.) Honestly, I see it more going the way Florio’s saying the Cardinal’s should have taken it. Let him play out the rookie deal and go grab a younger guy in the draft. Obviously it’s no guarantee with them either, but you’re saving hundreds of millions of dollars to pay players who will put the work in and finding a leader who will as well.

[@NathanDean79]

one of the reasons the Cardinals included this is to give them an out potentially.

[@PuertoRicanBoi127]

exactly what I said. This was their way of having an out and “paying him”.

[@chrissnape9537]

Now I understand why I never thought he was a top 10. We might see a big change for the good. To bad I am a Seahawks fan

[@jamesburke6611]

That just tells you Kyler Murray is a child. They want him to grow up and do his job. I mean people making $150,000 a year are running company. And they're putting in 80 hours a week they're working with their days are off. Served to me like Tyler is just a child . Grow up and earn your damn money it's as simple as that act like an adult like anybody else would be forced to earn that money. There's more to that contract than just playing football I get it

[@thetrib1]

lol...doesn't kyler murray have an agent? How did he get a deal this bad? Edit: 13:30....??? what makes you so sure. I think most of us were pretty sure a study clause wouldn't be added to a star QB contract...especially after a fully guaranteed contract.

[@alanderricks6963]

THIS IS PAYBACK FOR THAT S!@# YOU DID THIS SPRING!!!!!😎🏉

[@reggiebishop5398]

The only one quarterback who has had this in a contract.enough said so good luck changing him now he's got the Bag

[@bioLarzen]

Is there really such a thing as prescribed/enforced motivation though?

[@jsw548]

Um, we called it "daddy's got the belt again" when we were kids.

[@felixrodriguez7423]

Pat McAfee showed a quote from a Murray interview with The New York Times where Murray said he doesn't kill himself studying film and has a gift to see things as they happen.

[@tomchrisfield7348]

Was this just the Cardinals organization taking a "Shot", at Kyler for the way he went about getting this contract ? Kingsbury must have known Kylers work habits after 8 to 10 years of working together. Maybe the coaches contract has this clause also. ?

[@Corion2121]

This inception will be his ultimate undoing between he and the Cards. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ruthmiller9707]

Good Lord!! How much time do they need to spend on this issue? They totally beat this into the ground about five times over.

[@Mach11976]

Florio has to massage is ego for a little bit on this one, you think this is bad listen to Rich eisen LOL

[@sparkcone]

Florio worries "making people look bad" then he compares Murray to Vick... REALLY? FLORIO YOU ARE TURRIABALE

[@nicgara8781]

Whats shocking is they it's only 4 hours thats required. Id say it should be at least 14 (at least 2 hours a day average).

[@Jeru22]

The Boys are back. Finally! Let’s go.

[@reggiebishop5398]

So much talent he got away with it in college but not in the pro level

[@rustynail8622]

Maybe incentives work better than threats

[@kevinshea5819]

the threat is you don't get paid if you don't do the work..that is the threat.

[@chrissnape9537]

A similar but better player Michael Vick admitted to be last in and first out when he played with Atlanta. He said other than the obvious dog fighting he regrets the lack of study he did. Can you imagine how much better Vick would have been if he knew the other teams defense inside and out !!!

[@tacotacotington3638]

Vick wasn’t even the player or the person running the dog stuff. He just refused to snitch on his teammates. That’s why they gave him 2 years. For Not snitching, it wasn’t for dog fighting.

[@danielmocsny5066]

I can't really imagine how much better Vick would have been. I need to hear from his coaches. Presumably Vick's coaches would have a sense of the opportunities Vick missed because he didn't recognize what defenses were doing, and quickly enough to counter. I'd want to know if, and to what degree, Vick's coaches at the time believed he should have studied harder. Or maybe Vick himself could break down some plays where an opposing defense outsmarted him and an in-play adjustment would have been available had Vick only known it.

[@chrissnape9537]

Your right he paid the price

[@chrissnape9537]

@@danielmocsny5066 Vick himself has mentioned a number of times how much better as a player he would have been. I have seen Jim Mora admit how much better Vick would have been

[@codymarmon3194]

No more FaZe Kyler. The Arizona Cardinals front office is so beyond stupid for putting this clause in writing. Every week reporters are going to ask "did Kyler watch his four hours?"

[@thetrib1]

I think the cardinals front is in a win win. they clearly don't care how it looks. So they have multiple outs in the deal if anything goes wrong, and if Kyler goes beyond what he normally does in off the field preparation then it's a Win Win. The beyond stupid party is Kyler's agent.

[@codymarmon3194]

@@thetrib1 I agree, it’s a safe for the Cardinals front office because you’re giving Kyler $160M and they clearly know he hasn’t watched a ton of film. So it’s there to protect the franchise. Keep Kyler accountable. But let’s be real what franchise quarterback doesn’t put in the time? The Cardinals front office gave this contract to Kyler because they believe they can win a SB with him. K1 is a tier 2 Guy. When you have a quarterback you got to pay him. He’s got the “wide receiver” mentality from executives. It’s the QB game though. It’s just a terrible look for Kyler. His agent didn’t want this in the contract. It’s stunning. Clearly shows the Cardinals front office over these past three years they don’t trust Kyler to be there to study in the off-season. He’s been running this style of offense since high school. Colt McCoy will probably help him out. Need others in the locker room to push him ahead.

[@commonsense2156]

If you had to put that clause in maybe offering $230mil contract is not a good idea.

[@felixrodriguez7423]

“I think I was blessed with the cognitive skills to just go out there and just see it before it happens,” Murray said. “I’m not one of those guys that’s going to sit there and kill myself watching film. I don’t sit there for 24 hours and break down this team and that team and watch every game because, in my head, I see so much.” NY Times interview Dec 23 2021.

[@markmccloud7148]

They aren't talking about the clause that forbids him from having any contact with baseball anywhere.

[@voltgod]

Extensibely?

[@debome]

"What we talking about....practice???"

[@terryhoffman795]

i like this clause should see this more . the kind of money that is going to just one player when this is a team sport . we just might start seeing the day when a offensive line just steps to the side and just let their qb get slaughtered. no qb can succeed without a good offensive line.

[@gregoryfuller9736]

Burrows Herbert Jackson and Allen all studies none them will have that in their contract

[@jbird6571]

The owner spilled the beans/ leaked the info on the contract language

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

sure...that's how it happened 🤣🤣

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

Lmao so they are flat out saying he doesn’t spend enough time on the film and playbook!

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

Einstein!

[@outdoorsanimalsandmusic3014]

@@r.p.mcmurphy6623 lmao

[@thechameleon344]

He usually does well in the first part of the season, until teams quickly work him out.

[@kevinshea5819]

All you need to know about Kyler Murray and his study habits is that he signed it....

[@mmsizzlak]

They're LITERALLY placing parental controls on his iPad lol...!

[@Sgt.Gamble]

I wonder if the Cards talked to the Raiders about the Blank Cd trick and implemented some kind of let's see if this kid is dedicated to the team or not and Murray failed the test. But hes better than Ja Russell and you had to give him another contract instead of cutting him like the Raiders had to.

[@jamiethomas7463]

Funny event, which Millen actually told not long ago to the media. The then Lions GM Matt Millen called up Al Davis and told him to not draft Jamarcus. He continued on and told Davis he actually was falling asleep during the pre draft interview and that they actually kicked his ass out of the Lions office! When Millen got off the phone, other coaches and personal room were like why the fuck did you do that, now they’re going to draft Calvin? Funny thing is, it actually didn’t backfire because Davis thoughts were thinking the Lions were throwing a sales tactic and that they wanted Russell. So he probably thought man this Russell guy is our man or just didn’t care? Thank God Because that’s the only good thing that Matt Milosen did ever he was in that office! Lol

[@oaklandtraphouse]

It's silly honesty bill bellachick would never do that , why would you do thst to your player what if he went home and tried to watch it 🤡

[@Sgt.Gamble]

@@oaklandtraphouse Could you imagine Peyton getting a blank cd from Tony Dungy lol

[@oaklandtraphouse]

@@Sgt.Gamble Peyton would have went postal dungy might of even got fired

[@markreierstad2418]

Wait, wait... don't you remember those stories they did on how Manning, Brady, Montana, and Elway had to have that clause put into their contracts? How do you think they won so much? And then there's Michael Jordan having that clause in his contract to put in extra hours in the weight room, and to be the last one to leave the gym every day. How do you think he won 6 championships? Oh, right...

[@donpietruk1517]

Let's contrast this to Kobe Bryant who usually took around 500 practice jumpers per day during the season and would get to the arena 3 to 4 hours before anyone else. In the off season he would typically MAKE 1000 jump shots per day.

[@thetrib1]

then compare it to shaq who apparently had horrible work ethic. different strokes for different folks.

[@JoeDoe2]

4 hrs/week is nothing. It might as well not be in the contract. The most plausible explanation is to make him embarrassed by all the media attention that a hand-holding of a grown man could generate. It's a joke that the agent went along with it. The team must have demanded it, and the agent and Murray went along, however ridiculous it may be, cause they know how much per hour that 4 hours amounts to. They knew it was a nothing-burger and probably laughed when it was signed. It took a half hour for Mike and Chris to begin figuring it out.

[@jamesmincks6720]

I see no problem with this clause. Every NFL contract should have clauses in it. Where if the player doesn't do everything that's in writing in his contact his guaranteed money should be voided. Or the player could be traded or released. Teams are paying these guys millions and handling them with kid gloves.

[@chex7681]

He’s a pro gamer though isn’t he

[@gregdanielson9086]

This is just speculation concerning Kyler's contract: given that Kyler had never lost a game in H.S., I think it may have conditioned him to think football was going to be easy in his later years; that he didn't need to be as professional as needed when in the NFL. Bottom line: his earlier years formed and conditioned him to have that mindset he has now in the NFL, and the Cardinals need him to step up his game to be worthy of that kind of contract.

[@nicholas4587]

So I would assume that Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert will be asked how much film study they do at home...look forward to those responses

[@stevennewman8276]

Probly not alot cause all 3 are far better qb's than him

[@anthonyfigueroa7869]

It's babysitter like. For the cry baby. Will go down in history as the joke of the NFL for ever.

[@dogbadger]

If it didn't need to be in the contract, it wouldn't be in the contract. One must assume that the Cards have continuously asked Kyler to study more and his response has been 'nah, I'm alright'

[@thetrib1]

"One must assume that the Cards have continuously asked Kyler to study more and his response has been 'nah, I'm alright'" seems like a point chris couldn't get off of either. but that's not the main point. WHY WOULD YOU OK THIS IF YOU'RE THE AGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is on the agent. A team putting this in isn't crazy, but the agent signing off on it is. especially comming off of the Watson contract. And I do believe that multiple teams would give kyler a bag if he were a free agent, so this has nothing to do with them not being sure if he'll get enough money on the open market.

[@dogbadger]

@@thetrib1 Cos clearly - from the Card's point of view - it needed to be in the contract. They are saying if you want the security of a big money contract now (which it seems he did with injury fears naturally being a factor) then WE want the security of you at least committing to an arbitrary amount of study. Cos clearly they cann't trust him - which is remarkable indictment of a rookie first round pick. You can talk about Ben and Farve's attitude to the position but fuck me - at least they had both already brought genuine success to their franchises at that point. Sure it's embarrassing for the Card's to have to admit this but if Murray wasn't such an arrogant tosser it wouldn't have come to this.

[@thetrib1]

@@dogbadger very awkward that they got rid of it...after fan back lash? very embarrasing. But sure. Brett favre and big ben were rookie of the year and back to back pro bowl QBs in their 1st 3 years. While coming into a bad franchise.

[@jagmd]

If you have to put this clause in a 230 Million dollar contract, you don’t write the contract at all. Manning or Brady would watch film for 4 hours a day independently without it written in their contacts, never mind 4 hours a week. Especially for a guy with a sub .500 record. Better off signing Garappalo for a year and continue your search for your franchise QB

[@georgeramirez5796]

Somebody who mattered was very, very pissed by his performance/lack of prep against the Rams and did not want to give him this contract. This language was the price for their willingness to agree to this contract. It's embarrassing for Kyler -- but for $130 million *in the bank*, I can understand why he would agree to it, anyway.

[@felixrodriguez7423]

If this doesn't light a fire under Murrays butt to do Peyton Manning dedication to studying Murray will never be great.

[@patricklemire9278]

If you have to put a clause in there to study.....is he the guy? That aside he's a 10 game QB and the season in 17+.

[@NathanDean79]

And Kyler only got 100 million fully guaranteed at sighning. Not 160 or 230.5

[@ZShow1111]

This iPad clause should’ve been in JaMarcus Russel’s rookie contract lol

[@itoo3654]

Didn't have Ipads then.

[@omnione12]

Imagine if he studied film before that Rams game

[@thetrib1]

rams win 'cause their more talented?

[@levi6859]

Welcome back fellas even though I’m a day late haha.

[@TexyHampp]

Kyler still better than Dak by a mile

[@MyCatChloe]

Chris’s hair added 11 years

[@jamessverchek8225]

Do you think Kyler artificially makes his voice deep because he is 5’1”

[@reid1boys]

Everyone else has all the answers. You dont think the cards have spoken to Kyler about this? You think they wanted to have this in the deal? They obviously NEEDED it in writing as Murray obviously cant be trusted.

[@RabbidM0nkey123]

Mike this is on the quarterback who doesn’t want to watch film and do his job. Kyler Murray is not committed to playing football

[@claymac7895]

This only reason the Cardinals did this was to punish Kyler for what he put them through in negotiations. This was their way of getting their lb of flesh.

[@thetrib1]

or they could've not signed and waited for a better deal or walked for nothing.

[@kevinconnor3187]

I don’t think Murray is worth the money in my opinion. Lamar is an exciting player.

[@MrWoowootila]

Every nfl team either has or looking for their franchise quarterback. If your quarterback is not studying to be a better quarterback, you do not have your franchise quarterback. Cardinals should have traded him for draft picks to find that quarterback.

[@anthonysizemore4877]

Putting this in writing in his contract is a middle finger to Murray. Now if he has a bad game or season the scrutiny will pile on and everyone will grill him on his preparation. He's going to get destroyed by the media if he plays bad.

[@thetrib1]

and if he plays well but doesn't study(which seems to be the case his whole winning career)?

[@danbrooks497]

Microsoft doesn’t appreciate references to iPads 😆

[@clintwarner3008]

I wud have made him wait another year to see before giving money. Being Yung n arrogant doesn't bode well...dont like his body language on the sideline wen tings don't go well. Rewarding these kids for suspect behavior baffles me. This is a generation I don't agree wit. 👊🏾

[@shmeebs387]

4 hours sounds like nothing. That's just an hour before bed 4 nights a week.

[@josephsoper9036]

Kylers first post game loss (week 1) interview will have the 4 hour question

[@thetrib1]

lol. first media availability not just loss.

[@ultralofi2114]

Cardinals are a total clown show. Kingsbury is an awful coach. And we all saw Kyler Murray in playoff football atmosphere.... This guys not winning any rings. Sad part for cards fans is I don't think ownership cares.

[@Mehmet_305]

That clause is a flat out embarrassment, if you consider this player is the face of that franchise

[@davidmitchell6873]

His fanboys will call it fake news.

[@Mehmet_305]

@@davidmitchell6873 they will unfollow the Cardinals on social media lol

[@steveshap6219]

Guarantee Murray will not be a starting qb in the nfl 3 years from now. A 175 lbs qb running off tackle 10 times a game after the play breaks down....yeah, good luck with that.

[@itoo3654]

4,5 years.

[@TennisLover82]

The Cardinals don't trust him but they know what kind of talent he is and that the position is the most important one in the sport. So they are stuck between a rock and a hard place here. Option A: Let him go and then go back to the search for a franchise-level talent or Option B: pay him and hope things turn out ok. They took option B with the clause added as a security blanket.

[@thetrib1]

I don't understand? why not just trade him if you don't trust him? and don't tell me because it's unprecedented. Because it's unprecedented to have this clause in a star QBs contract.

[@TennisLover82]

@@thetrib1 Because the talent is there. That Grade A talent that you can't find that often. The draft is a crapshoot every year. QB's with high grades come and go all of the time. Most of them don't amount to much in the league and don't get second contracts. So yeah, they could trade him and hope one of their first round picks they acquire will net them a true franchise (10+ year starter) but then it's just another roll of the dice and crossing your fingers. It's the most important position maybe in all of sports and when you find that diamond, you hope that they can be the key to winning it all. In this case they know the talent is there and they have seen the brilliance on the field. They just need to get him to understand that not studying may have worked in high school and college where his athletic gifts were enough to let him dominate but that doesn't cut it in the NFL, especially when you are playing the best teams/defenses.

[@thetrib1]

@@TennisLover82 "Because the talent is there. That Grade A talent that you can't find that often." That's why you don't trade Kyler??? understood. Russell Wilson(with 2 SB appearances under his belt). And i'd bet money that he puts in more time on his craft than kyler and in doing that Kyler has been healthier, and kyler had more wins than russel.

[@thetrib1]

@@TennisLover82 damn. how easily they retracted it

[@TennisLover82]

@@thetrib1 But Russell Wilson has proved his worth over the years. He's won a Super Bowl and showcased his skills at the highest level. As for wins and injuries, Wilson has been in the league for years now. He's in his 30s and injuries and wear and tear do take it's toll, especially as a player ages. Despite losing some significant talent over the last few years, Wilson has been remarkably consistent. Last season was by far his worst and that was mostly due to some injuries and the overall record. He still threw 25 td to just 5 int. Wilson had a good team around him for a number of years that also contributed greatly to his and their success. But had Russell put in 85% total effort by slacking off at home playing video games most evenings instead of breaking down tape, do you think he would be a Super Bowl champion? I have a hard time believing that would have been the case. I'm not saying it's impossible. I just think the likelihood is much lower. Like Wilson, Kyler has a really good team around him but each of the last two seasons they have started hot, only to disintegrate in the last third of the season. If it's just injuries then fine, but if it's obvious that teams suddenly know your tendencies and play calling, or you are not recognizing their cues, signals, hand and foot positions prior to the snap that would indicate what they are going to do, that is a problem. A problem that could be solved by seeing that . . . on tape and that interception Kyler just threw could instead be a check down that turns into a big gain or a touchdown and thus into a win.

[@velder22]

I missed you Chris

[@tacotacotington3638]

Everybody is trying to dance around it. He thought his physical ability would surpass everything else in the NFL. It didn’t. Ray Lewis said it best. Physical ability doesn’t get you to the promise land, your mind does. That’s why Brady keeps burning cornerbacks. Ray said that in 2009.

[@OttawaRocks]

Kyler didn't object to the clause in the contract because he didn't read his contract before signing it.

[@TeaZeCinema]

Surprised Chris took so long to bring up the fact all they’re asking for is 4 hours 😂 that was the most damming part of all this lol they had to put it in writing and all they’re expecting is 4 hours? I’m sure some fans watch more than 4 hours of film every week 😭

[@brucewatkins2779]

U Really Can’t Say This Clause ..Is Not A Good Look Or Warranted ..It Is Needed in Kyler’s Case…Because If He Is Not WATCHING FILM…Or STUDYING The PLAYBOOK, Then This CLAUSE Is GOOD**** It Was Just Brought Out In The Open, Because Of Hugh Contract..But 4Hrs of Study Time??? Come-On!!!. He’s Not In The ClassRoom All Day…FOCUS KYLER, Your Natural Talents Are GREAT, But, U Need MORE!!

[@shmiggins12]

4 hours is laughable. Should be 4 hrs a day minimum

[@thechameleon344]

Mike. He has already stated in an interview a couple of years ago, that he wasint one who studied much. He like to do it on the fly, whatever came up in front of him. THIS GUY STILL THINKS HE'S IN COLLEGE!

[@oaklandtraphouse]

This says more about the cardinals how could somthing like this leak out bad look

[@jamesgroom1615]

4 hours?!Yer talking about 4 hours?!Practice?!!!

[@mjdntn]

If I were Kyler, I would be embarrassed. Then again, it was a lot of money.

[@celiacordova7463]

He said the contract gets sent to ppl who want to stir up poop. . And then say I get this txt ... lolololol

[@Nighthawk-8050]

The Cardinals definitely made a smart move on Kyler and his agent putting in that study clause in the contract.

[@maddrone7814]

No they’re not

[@jabbahursty]

the only thing stupider left than paying kyler is paying daniel jones

[@brianfreel1473]

Don’t talk bout K like that

[@NathanDean79]

NFL uses Microsoft Surface tablets not iPads.

[@jonjohn7185]

It’s because they gave him a contract he didn’t deserve based on his play, so they’re gonna make sure they get their moneys worth

[@thetrib1]

desaun watson

[@lonnyfuller7830]

This is sad. It shows the immaturity that this young man has that the team would feel obligated to put a study clause in his contract. This is supposed to be professionals. This is NOT professional. This is not only inbarasing for the player but the franchise as well.

[@thetrib1]

"It shows the immaturity that this young man " does it? how? I think it's more embarrassing for the agent and team. They showed in this video a quote by kyler murray a while back saying why he feels he doesn't need to bury his head in the film. Is he wrong? don't know, can he be wrong? yes. can he be right? also yes.

[@lonnyfuller7830]

@@thetrib1 have you played. Have you seen him play. It's obvious to pretty much all the football world that this kid doesn't study and could be so much better if he did. As a professional he OWES it to his teammates and his franchise. This ain't high school. This is big boy time with big boy money and big boy expectations.