Kyler Murray announced last week he'd been told by the Arizona Cardinals he would be released this offseason. He said his goodbyes, the media industrial complex reported the news, and the entire league knows the quarterback will be available.
The Arizona Cardinals, you see, are not planning to actually release Murray until the start of the NFL league year at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
And they have not announced those intentions.
And because of that, Murray and his representation cannot avail themselves of the league's two-day negotiating window that is currently underway.
That means neither Murray nor his agents can talk to other teams.
So, the Minnesota Vikings, among others cannot talk to Murray. Because the Cardinals have not yet released Murray or announced they are going to release Murray.
(Kyler Murray. Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
The Cardinals are holding Murray in a sort of hostage situation until they are not.
Or maybe the Cardinals are just holding on to an asset other teams obviously would value, hoping against hope that maybe one of those teams weakens and tries to trade for Murray.
Yeah, that's quite unlikely to happen given Murray's contract situation that would carry over to a team that trades for him.
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