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Last week, the Arizona Cardinals made Kyler Murray the second-highest paid quarterback in the NFL. The two agreed on a five-year deal worth $230.5 million with $160 million guaranteed.
As part of his deal, Murray has to commit to watching film and studying for at least four hours daily without distractions.
Colin Cowherd spoke about Murray's deal on his show The Herd with Colin Cowherd. He thinks the Cardinals included an 'independent study' clause that dictates the quarterback study as revenge for the shenanigans he pulled this offseason.
"Somebody's trying to make him pay a price for that big contract. My guess is the owner Michael Bidwill is fairly bitter about having to pay him early about how the agent put stuff up there, it went public, the social media stuff.
"Billionaires like to control things and Kyler and his agent had a little control, kind of 'poke the owners in the ribs'. And so Michael Bidwill is going to let that thing out there. Kyler didn't put it out there, and his agent didn't put it out there."
Cowherd added that he thinks Michael Bidwill was the one who gave the nod to whoever leaked the details of the "independent study" clause to put more pressure on Murray:
"So Michael Bidwill, and I don't think anybody in the organization would do it without Michael Bidwill is okay, if Michael Bidwill saw that, and didn't know it, he'd fire somebody. And those are good jobs, nobody wants to lose them. So it's the owner who put it out there. And I think what he's saying is, we want to put the pressure on Kyler Murray. And here's what we're dealing with in Arizona."
Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals went through some drama this offseason
While the Cardinals and Murray have agreed to a long-term deal that locks the quarterback down for another five years, things weren't smooth sailing between the two in the offseason.
Journalist Chris Mortensen tweeted about an "odd vibe" between the two, with Murray being viewed as "self-centered."
Murray then deleted all Arizona Cardinals-related posts on his social media, which caused speculation that maybe he wanted a trade. Ultimately, though, he was given a new deal.
Regardless of how their relationship is, Murray will be the man to lead the Cardinals into the foreseeable future.
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