Kyler Murray is the latest NFL quarterback to get paid, agreeing to a contract with the Arizona Cardinals that has a reported average annual value of $46.1 million.
He's now the second-highest paid QB in the NFL in terms of AAV, but as we wait for the exact details of the contract, we know that's not everything.
The five-year, $230.5 million deal is the first big quarterback deal since Deshaun Watson's $230 million fully guaranteed deal, but Murray's is not fully guaranteed. The seachange many who represent players were hoping for has not taken place.
Said one person close to a quarterback expected to get his big contract within the next 12 months: "Deshaun opened the door. Don't let the owners close it back."
Watson's deal was historic for many reasons. Until his deal with the Browns, only Kirk Cousins had seen a fully guaranteed deal at the quarterback position. Of course, NFL team owners would love to ignore those deals.