“Sending Out an SOS”

In a move that was as predictable as a 100 plus degree July afternoon in Tuscon, Kyler Murray and Erik Burkhardt, precisely two weeks before the 2022 NFL Draft, sent word through Tom Pelissero @AroundTheNFL that “per a source” (i.e. Burkhardt) it “would be a surprise” if Kyler plays for the Cardinals this season “without a new contract.”

Each carefully designed and meticulously scheduled move by Kyler and Burkhardt has been made to ensure that Kyler Murray’s contract demands erupt as headline news during each integral event of the NFL off-season:

Wild Card 34-11 Rams Blowout --- refuses to play last series. Super Bowl Week --- socials scrub. Combine Week --- Agent's Ransom Note. 1st Week FA…