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Kyler Murray’s Cardinals study clause a ‘slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks’

Kyler Murray’s Cardinals study clause a ‘slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks’

Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon chastised the “independent study” clause initially included in Kyler Murray’s contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals, chastising the language as a “slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks.” Moon made the comment to TMZ for a story published on Sunday while discussing Murray’s $230 million extension that makes him the second-highest paid player in the NFL by annual salary. When Murray signed the deal last week, a clause in the contract… Source link

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Cardinals remove Kyler Murray’s ‘independent study’ clause after criticism, backlash

Cardinals remove Kyler Murray’s ‘independent study’ clause after criticism, backlash

Kyler Murray’s “independent study” clause is no more. The Arizona Cardinals removed the clause in Murray’s contract that required him to watch film each week, the team announced Thursday night. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] The move, which came after harsh criticism from the quarterback and others, was done after the team realized “the distraction it created.” “After seeing the distraction it created, we removed the addendum from the contract,”… Source link

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Kyler Murray’s mad at the wrong people over his ‘independent study’ clause

Kyler Murray’s mad at the wrong people over his ‘independent study’ clause

For 11 long and emotional minutes, Kyler Murray stood at a podium Thursday and defended himself and his work ethic as an athlete. You couldn’t blame him. Earlier this week, an addendum in his recently agreed upon $230 million contract ($160 million guaranteed) with the Arizona Cardinals was made public. It required Murray complete four hours of “independent study” during the week before each game. This is in addition to studying with coaches and teammates. It required Murray to… Source link

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Kyler Murray calls fallout from homework clause ‘disrespectful and almost a joke’

Kyler Murray calls fallout from homework clause ‘disrespectful and almost a joke’

Kyler Murray doesn’t want to hear your jokes or comments about the “independent study” clause in his new Arizona Cardinals contract. He also doesn’t want you to think he could make it to the NFL without studying film. The newly-minted $230.5 million quarterback held an impromptu press conference Thursday to talk about everything that’s been said about the part of his new contract with requires him to spend at least four hours per week game film in an attempt to save his reputation around the… Source link

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Kyler Murray’s ‘study hall’ clause is a bizarre move by the Cardinals, one that both parties now must live with

Kyler Murray’s ‘study hall’ clause is a bizarre move by the Cardinals, one that both parties now must live with

By all accounts, the Arizona Cardinals have done something unprecedented in the NFL’s history of elite quarterback contracts. And it’s not the $230.5 million total commitment in Kyler Murray’s record-setting deal. Nor is it the $160 million in guaranteed money or the $46.1 million average salary. All of those numbers had the league buzzing last week. But it’s another, much smaller number that had jaws hitting the floor on Monday. Four. More specifically, four hours. A time increment… Source link

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