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The Cardinals officially announced Murray's five-year contract
extension Thursday but did not disclose financial terms.
However, the deal is reportedly worth $230.5 million, with $160
million guaranteed.
The agreement follows months of back and forth between Murray's
camp and the Cardinals.
In February, Murray scrubbed his Instagram page of all
references to the Cardinals, making apparent his dissatisfaction
with his contract at the time. His agent later released a
statement of more than 1,000 words saying Murray wanted a new
contract.
In May, Cardinals general manager Steve Keim said he thought the
two sides would "be able to get something done this summer."
Murray attended just one session of this year's voluntary OTAs.
Murray, 24, was drafted first overall by the Cardinals in 2019
and quickly established himself as one of the league's top young
QBs, helping the Cardinals improve from five wins in 2019 to
eight in 2020 then up to 11 in 2021.
In 2021, Murray passed for 3,787 yards and 24 touchdowns against
10 interceptions, and he also rushed for 423 yards and five
scores last season.
Murray made his playoff debut against the Los Angeles Rams in
the NFC wild-card round and his performance did not impress. He
completed 19 of 34 passes for only 137 yards and two
interceptions in a 34-11 loss.
In three seasons, Murray has a 22-23-1 record as a starter. He
has passed for 11,480 yards, 70 touchdowns and 34 interceptions,
while rushing for 1,786 yards and 20 scores in 46 starts.
The Cardinals selected Murray out of Oklahoma months after he
was named the 2018 Heisman Trophy winner.
--Field Level Media
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