A Heisman Trophy winner and former first-overall draft pick is hitting the free-agent market.
Apparently unable to trade Kyler Murray, the Arizona Cardinals have informed the one-time franchise quarterback they intend to release him, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Murray is still due $36.8 million this season, nearly all of which will be paid by the Cardinals.
Now, though, another team can pick him up for the veteran’s minimum, allowing Murray to find the perfect fit for himself without immediate financial considerations.
A former baseball prospect who was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, Murray returned to Oklahoma that fall where he ultimately earned Heisman Trophy honors. The following spring, Murray would be taken first overall by the Cardinals in the first round of the NFL Draft.
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NFL athletes (L-R) Kyler Murray, Odell Beckham Jr. and Marquise Brown attend Game Four of the 2023 Western Conference Semis between the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets