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Twitter offers mixed reactions to Kyler Murray’s massive extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Kyler Murray secured a major bag on Thursday, but the reaction to his payday was more of a mixed bag.
The former No. 1 overall draft pick reportedly inked a five-year, $230.5 million extension with the Arizona Cardinals that will keep him under contract through the 2028 season. The deal will make him the second-highest-paid quarterback in the NFL in 2022, trailing only Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers.
News of the extension was music to the ears of Murray’s teammates, along with a contingent of Cardinals fans, after months of speculation about his future in Arizona:
🎯🎯 @K1 congrats 💪ðŸ¾ðŸ’ªðŸ¾ https://t.co/VqKPevkv6B
— darrel williams (@darrelwilliams_) July 21, 2022
Congrats!!!! @K1 Let’s Go To Work!!!
— Budda Baker (@buddabaker32) July 21, 2022
Kyler Murray getting the bag he deserves 😮â€ðŸ’¨ MY QB1 https://t.co/eWtQAfG3cj pic.twitter.com/RJJ4zBd86m
— cam (@ivalleycam) July 21, 2022
Kyler Murray extension pic.twitter.com/XXsjcuKpTw
— Nick (@Larry_Legend11) July 21, 2022
With such a massive contract, other Twitter users were reminded of the choice Murray made between playing baseball with the Oakland A’s or heading to the NFL:
"Billy, this is Kyler Murray. He's an elite athlete and fielder with plus power. His flaw is that the Arizona Cardinals are going to pay him half a billion dollars to play football." https://t.co/gMhiSL2sBI pic.twitter.com/2FxRSTtPXN
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) July 21, 2022
Kyler Murray in contract negotiations
pic.twitter.com/DifUk4lfqa— BetMGM 🦠(@BetMGM) July 21, 2022
Kyler Murray should absolutely tweet a video of him taking batting practice today just to send the interwebs into a frenzy.
— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) July 21, 2022
Not everyone was feeling quite as happy for Murray, or the Cardinals for that matter.
Some people were perplexed by the direction the Cardinals were going:
I want someone to explain the Arizona Cardinals to me. Not that the Kyler contract is bad, or the wrong decision. But explain what they are to me in 5 minutes or less.
I challenge anyone to actually do it.— Robert Mays (@robertmays) July 21, 2022
Kyler Murray this season pic.twitter.com/JWHMWkQbXf
— Blake Garman (@FrostedBlakes34) July 21, 2022
Others turned their attention to Murray’s money figure compared to other players, especially those who are in line for new deals in the near future:
the Mahomes contract just gets better by the day for the Chiefs
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) July 21, 2022
Burrow and Herbert getting ownership equity https://t.co/QiRqNcSOCv
— kyle (@knicks_tape99) July 21, 2022
Lamar when he sees the Kyler Murray’s contract extension: pic.twitter.com/JdaDncwsqu
— Rosa Parks’ Burner Account (@Rosasburner) July 21, 2022
And lastly, not even $230.5 million can stop short jokes:
Kyler Murray on the way to sign he’s contract pic.twitter.com/xwEinnGodm
— nathaniel (@valleyboyzz_) July 21, 2022
Monster contract extension is expected for Kyler Murray. RIP Cardinals pic.twitter.com/0EWZcfaIl9
— CleWest (@erjmanlasvegas) July 21, 2022
If Murray wanted to pull a Kevin Durant, he could ask those people how tall their money stacks…
