Where will Kyler Murray’s career continue?

He was the primary general choose within the 2019 draft. And he is destined to be searching for a brand new crew.

So the place will quarterback Kyler Murray’s career proceed?

Barring a commerce, which is unlikely except the Cardinals pay a bunch of cash and/or connect a draft choose to the sale of cap area, he’ll be reduce. The Cardinals already owe Murray $36.8 million for 2026, with one other $22.55 million hitting the books in the midst of March. The second he was positioned on injured reserve whereas recovering from a foot harm, the message was clear — Murray had performed his final sport for the Cardinals.

For loads of coaches, there is a minimal peak requirement on the place, and Murray is not tall sufficient to experience the experience. Thus, as a threshold matter, a potential employer needs to be comfy with Murray’s stature.

Last yr, because the commerce deadline approached and we poked round concerning the opportunity of a commerce, we heard that Murray was curious about becoming a member of the Raiders or the Vikings. The draw to Las Vegas, nonetheless, was offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. He’s now again on the faculty stage.

Would the Vikings need Murray? They might probably get him for the league minimal of $1.3 million, with the Cardinals paying the steadiness of his $36.8 million pay. (That’s what the Steelers did in 2024, when signing Russell Wilson and sticking with the Broncos with most of their compensation.) The greater query is whether or not coach Kevin O’Connell believes Murray would match the Vikings’ offense.

Here’s one other intriguing chance, in our view: The Falcons. Coach Kevin Stefanski has no obvious {qualifications} concerning shorter quarterbacks; Dillon Gabriel began a number of video games for Stefanski and the Browns final yr. And Atlanta has loads of highly effective offensive weapons, from Bijan Robinson to Drake London to Kyle Pitts Sr.

The X think about Atlanta will be president of soccer operations Matt Ryan, a former quarterback who measures six toes, 5 inches. Ryan might choose a extra conventional quarterback to carry down the fort whereas Michael Penix Jr. recovers from an ACL tear and the Falcons work out whether or not he is nonetheless the man.

Still, the worth might be good on a one-year deal, for the Vikings, Falcons, or every other crew presently searching for a brand new starter. And the Cardinals will doubtless be paying Murray some huge cash to play for one more crew in 2026.

It’s wonderful the connection lasted so long as it did. The Cardinals made it to the playoffs as soon as in Murray’s seven seasons. And the ill-advised homework clause in his second contract drove a wedge that was by no means going to go away.

The money and cap realities of that second deal made it exhausting to extreme ties. Even now, it will go away a mark on Arizona’s books.

We’ll see whether or not Murray and his career report of 38-49-1 could make a mark in a brand new NFL metropolis.