{"id":791460,"date":"2026-03-04T13:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/791460\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:20:15","slug":"vikings-expected-to-pursue-kyler-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/791460\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Expected To Pursue Kyler Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cardinals are expected to part ways with Kyler Murray<\/a>, but he is unlikely to be out of a job for long. The NFL\u2019s quarterback carousel will ensure that the former No. 1 pick has multiple suitors, with the Vikings expected to be among them.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Minnesota is exploring alternatives to J.J. McCarthy<\/a> this offseason, but they are doing so with a very tight salary cap picture. That makes Murray especially appealing, as he will be available for the veteran minimum with Arizona still paying out his remaining guaranteed salary.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the 28-year-old is \u201cat \u2014 or near \u2014 the top of the Vikings\u2019 list,\u201d according to ESPN\u2019s Kevin Seifert<\/a>. Though the team is not completely out on McCarthy, they are also open to adding a clear, instant upgrade as opposed to competition for the starting job.<\/p>\n

Murray would fall into the first category with 87 starts and two Pro Bowls under his belt. He has spent much of the last four years injured, but put up a solid performance in 2024, his only fully-healthy season since 2020. After seeing Sam Darnold<\/a> and Daniel Jones<\/a> parlay stints with the Vikings into starting jobs elsewhere, Murray will likely be open to, if not interested in throwing passes to Justin Jefferson<\/a> in Kevin O\u2019Connell<\/a>\u2018s offense.<\/p>\n

Success with Murray could set him up for a multi-year payday, similar to refurbished passers like Darnold and Baker Mayfield<\/a>. The Vikings opted not to retain Darnold after he led them to a 14-3 record in 2024, but their waning faith in McCarthy and change at general manager could lead them down a different path with Murray. Minnesota could decline McCarthy\u2019s fifth-year option next offseason \u2013 making him a potential reclamation project for another team \u2013 and, like the Buccaneers with Mayfield, charge into the future with their new veteran quarterback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cardinals are expected to part ways with Kyler Murray, but he is unlikely to be out of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":763771,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7,1519,4827,259],"class_list":{"0":"post-791460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-j-j-mccarthy","10":"tag-kyler-murray","11":"tag-minnesota-vikings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116171117250649226","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/791460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=791460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/791460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=791460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=791460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=791460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}