The Facts: As the Cardinals begin their offseason conditioning today, Murray and many of the teams veterans will stay away and train on their own rather than attend the voluntary workouts, sources tell NFL Network's Ian Rapoport's. This has been communicated as the plan for several weeks.
Diehards Line:
Cardinals observer Bo Brack advised his Twitter followers this isn't a huge surprise. There were no major additions and no one knows the offense better than Murray. It's the same plan for the Cards vets as last offseason. And of course, as the workouts are voluntary, there’s no obligation for Murray to attend them. But the quarterback is still seeking a second contract from Arizona. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero reported last week that the Cardinals had not made a contract offer to Murray and his representation. Pelissero added that Murray’s agent Eric Burkhardt informed Arizona weeks ago that he was pulling his opening proposal off the table. To this point, no trade request has been reported. Though either way, the Cardinals have reportedly been insisting that Murray will not be traded. Murray is set to make $5.5 million in 2022 and multiple reports have indicated that it is highly unlikely he’ll play for the Cardinals at that number in the coming season.