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Why the Cardinals Signed Kyler Murray to an Incentive-Laden Contract

David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports (Belichick); Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK (Hill); Michael Chow-Arizona Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK (Murray)

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Here we go …

• Good job by my buddy Ian Rapoport in digging up some of the finer details of the Kyler Murray deal, which include an “independent study” clause—Murray has to complete four hours of study outside of his mandatory meetings each week during the season to avoid defaulting on the guarantees in his contract. This follows news from Pro Football Talk a few days back, revealing there are outsized workout bonuses baked into the deal.