Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson spent his first 10 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. So it’s safe to say he knows what he’s talking about when chiming in on the ensuing drama between his former team and quarterback Kyler Murray.
When linking up with former Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds on the “All Things Covered” podcast, he shared his thoughts on the contractual hang-up in Arizona.
“I’ve been around [Murray], and he’s a competitor. No disrespect to the Arizona Cardinals, but I feel like they don’t put the team in position to be successful year after year after year,” said Peterson. “They want to sit and wait on draft picks instead of being aggressive in free agency, going and getting guys that can help you get better right now versus waiting on the future. And Kyler Murray is not going to sit around and wait for that.”
"No disrespect to the Arizona Cardinals, I feel like they don't put the team in a position to be successful year after year… And Kyler Murray's not gonna sit around and wait for that."
– Cardinals legend Patrick Peterson could see K1 playing elsewhere
(via @atcoveredpod) pic.twitter.com/qCRxhGOxa4— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) April 21, 2022
There were a lot of Vikings fans campaigning for the team to trade for the 24-year-old signal caller when it was becoming clear there might be trouble in paradise.
Murray had unfollowed the Cardinals on social media, along with erasing pictures and posts related to the team. A few weeks later, his agent, Erik Burkhardt released a statement detailing his hopes for a contract extension.
Cardinals general manager Steve Keim recently came out and said there was “zero chance” of Murray being dealt to another team, and Murray responded to the comments with a “100” emoji on Twitter.
Some are taking that to mean he’s all-in on a new deal getting done, while others think he’s saying there’s a “100 percent” chance that he’s not staying if the two sides can’t agree on a contract.
So as of right now, it’s the typical mental gymnastics that sometimes precedes a blockbuster deal. And the rest of us are left here wondering what it all means.
