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The Arizona Cardinals picked up Kyler Murray’s fifth-year option last week, which keeps the team’s two-time Pro Bowl quarterback under contract for the next two seasons. Arizona then reunited Murray with college teammate Marquise Brown, who was traded from Baltimore during Day 1 of the NFL Draft.
With the draft in the books, it appears the Cardinals are ready to get down to brass tax when it comes to Murray’s future in Arizona. Cardinals general manager Steve Keim recently alluded to a possible timetable for a long-term contract to get done.
“Anytime you’ve seen quarterbacks after the third year do their contract extensions, it’s generally been anywhere from about July to September,” Keim said on Mad Dog Sports Radio.
“It’s one of those things where we get through free agency and the draft process, there’s a lot of work that we put into that. Now, we can take a step back, take a breath, refocus and try to get something done. Kyler is our long-term future, and there’s no doubt that we want him here in Arizona.”
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