Kyler Murray Guaranteed $29.9M for 2025 After Cardinals Contract Clause Is Triggered

Kyler Murray received $29.9 million fully guaranteed for the 2025 season from the Arizona Cardinals by being on the team's roster at 4 p.m. ET Saturday, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

The guaranteed money is in addition to the $35.3 million he will receive this season from the five-year, $230.5 million contract extension he signed in 2022.

Murray, 26, threw for 1,799 passing yards and 10 touchdowns in 2023, limited to just eight games while dealing with an injury in the first half of the season.

The Cardinals extended Murray's contract in 2022 after he threw for 3,971 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2020 3,787 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2021. He was sidelined in 2022 after suffering a torn ACL that sidelined him for 15 games across the last two seasons.

Though the Cardinals won just four games last season, the offense got a major boost after Murray returned to the field, and it's clear the future is bright for Arizona with Murray under center.

The Cardinals have the chance to give Murray a major target in this year's NFL draft. Arizona holds the fourth pick and Bleacher Report's Scouting Department projects it will take Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. in that slot. The Cardinals' offense has lacked an elite receiver, and drafting Harrison would give them exactly that.

With Murray staying in Arizona for the long haul, putting the right pieces around him could help the Cardinals turn things around after nearly a decade of struggles.