Any time a big-name quarterback gets a mega contract extension, there’ll be a ton of conversation about what this means for their future. It might even extend to a discussion about what other elite players deserve.
In the case of the Cardinals’ Kyler Murray, a lot of talks centered on how Murray will now make more annually ($46.1 million) on his new extension than the entire Oakland Athletics’ 2022 payroll ($41.9 million). The A’s, of course, drafted Murray ninth overall in the 2018 MLB Draft.
Now that Murray’s football life is secure for the foreseeable future, even Cardinals GM Steve Keim also made fun of Oakland’s penny-pinching ways. During a Friday press conference about Murray’s new deal, you could tell Keim was just waiting to make a quip about the A’s:
"I'm where I want to be."
Kyler Murray when asked if he was officially done with baseball 🤣👀 pic.twitter.com/WpRures4D6
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) July 22, 2022
Oh man, that’s hilarious!
That’s a man proud (and relieved!) of his work in locking down one of the best quarterbacks in football.
