Kyler Murray becomes the next quarterback to watch

With Malik Willis, Tua Tagovailoa, Geno Smith, and Daniel Jones off the board for 2026, the next obtainable (inevitably) quarterback to watch is Kyler Murray.

The Vikings have been strongly linked to Murray, who has $36.8 million in full ensures from the Cardinals in 2026. He can take a one-year deal for the minimal primarily based on his years of service ($1.3 million) and stick the Cardinals for the $35.5 million steadiness.

It becomes an ideal deal for the cap-strapped Vikings, who may have Murray and JJ McCarthy below contract for the coming 12 months at a complete cap cost of lower than $7.3 million.

With the Dolphins, Falcons, Jets, and Colts now out of the combine for a possible Kyler courtship, Murray’s choices are restricted. The Steelers are ready for Aaron Rodgers. Who else wants a possible starter for 2026? The solely crew that would conceivably enter the dialog is the analytics-obsessed Browns, who might not be ready to resist the alternative to purchase the “asset” of a former No. 1 total decide for the minimal.

Last 12 months, as the commerce deadline approached and we poked round the chance of a Murray deadline deal, we realized two issues: (1) there have been too many transferring elements to make a commerce occur; and (2) Murray’s most popular locations had been the Raiders (due to the presence of Chip Kelly) and the Vikings (due to the presence of Kevin O’Connell).

Kelly is lengthy gone from Las Vegas. That leaves one crew.

The bettors seized on it, even earlier than the different seats had been stuffed. Minnesota opened as a -110 favourite to be Murray’s next crew. The odds moved to -295, earlier than the wager went off the board.

So, sure, Murray to Minnesota makes the most sense. And he’ll seemingly be the next domino to fall in the annual offseason quarterback carousel.