Any time a big-name quarterback gets a mega contract extension, there’ll be a ton of conversation about what this means for their future. It might even extend to a discussion about what other elite players deserve.
In the case of the Cardinals’ Kyler Murray, a lot of talks centered on how Murray will now make more annually ($46.1 million) on his new extension than the entire Oakland Athletics’ 2022 payroll ($41.9 million). The A’s, of course, drafted Murray ninth overall in the 2018 MLB Draft.
