The Arizona Cardinals make Kyler Murray one of the highest paid pros in National Football League history. At the same time, the club feels compelled to contractually require the player to prepare seriously for the games. How does that go together?
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Money windfall and homework: Kyler Murray’s contract with the Arizona Cardinals contains a strange clause.
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The Arizona Cardinals have just extended quarterback Kyler Murray’s contract by five years and $230.5 million. But the only thing to talk about was the small print, an unusual clause: With the signature, he gave his consent to “deal with the upcoming game and the opponent independently for at least four hours a week”. It is assumed that the 24-year-old deals with “material provided by the club”, which includes “material provided via an iPad or other electronic device”. No time can be counted when Murray’s attention is occupied by another activity, such as video games or television viewing.
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