1. We need to thank the Cardinals for giving us a gift.
This is a slow time for content, especially NFL content, but on Monday, we were treated to one of the more surreal stories of the summer.
News broke that as part of Kyler Murray’s new five-year, $230 million contract, with $160 million guaranteed, the quarterback has to do homework. With no distractions.
Murray has to spend four hours each week studying film and can’t have a TV on in the background or play video games while doing his homework.
The layers of absurdity in this story are deep.