The Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury doesn’t know where the contract standoff between the organization and quarterback Kyler Murray currently stands. However, he hopes the two sides can come to an agreement before the start of training camp.
“I’m praying before training camp,” said Kingsbury while talking with reporters during the first day of the Cardinals’ minicamp.
Kingsbury was then asked whether he thinks Murray would attend training camp if he doesn’t receive an extension.
“That’d be a Kyler question. But I, just personally — I’m being selfish here — would love for him to be there the first day of training camp,” he explained.
Kyler Murray still has two years on his rookie deal that will pay him $5.5 million in 2022 and $29.7 million in 2023. However, the Oklahoma State product doesn’t seem willing to wait much longer to get paid. Murray has asked Arizona for a new deal this offseason and is looking to get a contract that would make him one of the highest-paid QBs in the league.
Murray, who was a first overall pick in 2019, made Pro Bowl in the past two years. He was also an early MVP candidate in 2021 before fizzling out towards the end of the campaign. The 24-year-old still finished the year with 3,787 passing yards and 24 touchdowns. The Cardinals made the playoffs but were eliminated in the wild-card game by eventual Super Bowl champs Los Angeles Rams.
