The NFL offseason is now in full swing after the Super Bowl, and for the Arizona Cardinals and new head coach Mike Le’Fleur, a huge question needs to be answered.
What does the franchise do with quarterback Kyler Murray?
Having only played one full season out of his last three, coupled with inconsistent and poor form, some think the time has come to move on from Kyler and head into 2026 with a different vision at quarterback.
But can they?
CBS Sports’ Garrett Podell details the money the Cardinals will save from moving on from Kyler.
“Murray is a uniqute talent and a two-time Pro Bowl quarterback who led Arizona to their last playoff appearance in the 2021 season, but the Cardinals can also save $37 million in cap space by trading him as he enters his third year of a five-year, $230.5 million contract extension,” Podell writes.
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Should Cardinals move on from Murray?
That is a tricky one.
Firstly, the Cardinals moving on from Murray likely means the franchise needs to bring in a quarterback who is at least as good as, if not better than, Kyler.
Is there a quarterback out there like that? Who will also be available and not break the bank?
Holding the third overall pick, this isn’t the draft to get your next franchise quarterback, so what do the Cardinals do?
Saving $37 million in cap space by moving on from Murray is a good reason to pull that lever, but we doubt Arizona will get another capable quarterback in to replace him.
The Cardinals, it appears, are between a rock and a hard place.
