Overview
- Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon shut Kyler Murray down for the rest of 2025, citing a lack of progress, and declined to say if he will be back in 2026.
- ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler identified Minnesota as an ideal landing spot and also listed the Raiders and Jets as teams in transition that could explore a trade.
- Adam Schefter has been reported as expecting Murray and Arizona to part ways with the quarterback likely playing elsewhere in 2026.
- Murray’s deal runs through 2028 with $39.8 million of his 2026 salary guaranteed, a March 15, 2027 guarantee trigger, and potential pre–June 1 trade implications of $28.6 million in dead cap and $14.7 million in savings.
- The Vikings’ evaluation includes J.J. McCarthy’s recent improvement, a reported ~$36 million 2026 cap shortfall, and outside suggestions they could also consider Tua Tagovailoa as competition.