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Kyler Murray signed a $230 million extension but the ‘Jamarcus Russell’ clause shows he’s still not at Tom Brady’s level

Ashish Priyadarshi
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Kyler Murray signed a $230 million extension but the 'Jamarcus Russell' clause shows he's still not at Tom Brady's level

Kyler Murray is the latest young quarterback to sign a massive deal, but give the clauses in the contract, he still has time to reach Tom Brady.

Murray signed a five-year, $230 million extension with the Arizona Cardinals that came with $160 million guaranteed. However, fans were upset by the deal.

Several quarterbacks were eagerly watching Murray’s situation with the Cardinals play out. Many believe that Murray’s deal is an overpay. He hasn’t won a single playoff game, and he hasn’t taken his game to the level some of the other younger quarterbacks have.

Murray hasn’t achieved much in his career yet to prove he deserves that kind of money. Of course, he has shown the potential to be a star in the league. He’s athletic and can find ways to make something out of nothing. Murray’s contract came under fire when some of the nuances were revealed.

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Kyler Murray still has a way to go to catch Tom Brady

Murray’s independent study clause was mocked to no end by NFL fans. Murray had once talked about how he doesn’t spend a lot of time watching film.

“I think I was blessed with the cognitive skills to just go out there and just see it before it happens,” Murray explained. “I’m not one of those guys that’s going to sit there and kill myself watching film. I don’t sit there for 24 hours and break down this team and that team and watch every game because, in my head, I see so much.”

The endless mockery of Murray’s clause eventually led to the Cardinals removing it altogether.

Comparing Murray’s situation to other quarterbacks, he could land on a spectrum between Jamarcus Russell. Russell was not performing at the level the Raiders expected him to, and so they decided to test him.

They sent him blank tapes, and the next day, they asked him about it. Russell gave an answer which indicated the tapes weren’t blank at all proving he didn’t watch game film.

On the other hand, Tom Brady spends so much time watching film that he goes back five years to dissect a defensive game plan. Brady is committed to watching film, and it’s a technique that’s brought him great success.

Kyler Murray will probably land somewhere between Brady and Russell in terms of film habits, but it’s a bit concerning that he didn’t even try to follow through on the contract, especially when the Cardinals weren’t even going to monitor Murray and just take his word for it.

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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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