Arizona Cardinals — Kyler Murray
Base Salary: $37,000,000
Kyler Murray has a long way to go in living up to the lofty five-year/$230 million contract he signed a year ago. Murray’s colossal deal included $160 million in guarantees, and ties the young QB with the Cardinals until at least 2027. There’s no doubting Murray’s ability — a two-time Pro Bowler and former Offensive Rookie of the Year. However, he was terrible in his lone playoff appearances and wasn’t very good in ’22 even before getting injured. Arizona is going to find it increasingly difficult to build a roster around Murray at that number if he’s not playing like a superstar. For example, the Cardinals could end up parting ways with stud WR DeAndre Hopkins soon in a cost-saving effort.
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