‘Stop it’: Kyler Murray joins in on Mina Kimes’ feud with Cardinals

Between the information of Aaron Rodgers’ resolution to remain in Green Bay and a blockbuster commerce sending Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to the Broncos, NFL Twitter went off the rails on tuesday.

ESPN analyst Mina Kimes, who’s a staunch Seahawks supporter, joined the dialog about Wilson leaving Seattle, utterly proudly owning the Arizona Cardinals within the course of.

When the Cardinals tweeted, “You good?” to Kimes amid the information of Wilson’s transfer, the ESPN star fired again with the identical message – together with a photograph of Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray taking part in baseball in an Oakland Athletics uniform.

NFL followers had a subject day with Kimes’ “savage” reply within the wake of latest stories alleging Murray’s relationship with the Cardinals is on the rocks. The former first-overall decide appeared amused with Kimes’ tweet, and joined the Twitter buzz himself.

“Stop it…,” he replied, including three crying-laughing emojis.

Before Murray was drafted by Arizona in 2019, he was chosen ninth general by the Athletics within the 2018 MLB Draft. He performed for the Sooners’ baseball and soccer groups throughout his time at Oklahoma, and later signed a contract with the Athletics after they drafted him.

Murray, nonetheless, determined to forgo his senior yr at Oklahoma and enter the NFL Draft following his Heisman Trophy-winning season in 2018. The Athletics retained his rights, ought to the quarterback resolve to return to baseball.

Despite a scorching begin to the season, Murray and the Cardinals cratered because the yr went on to complete with an 11-6 document. The disappointment continued after Arizona was pummeled by division rival Los Angeles within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs. The Rams went on to win Super Bowl 2022.

Murray has fueled headlines this offseason with cryptic social media strikes, through which he scrubbed traces of the workforce from his pages. Last week, Murray’s agent Erik Burkhardt known as for the Cardinals to “commit” to the quarterback in a prolonged contract proposal.

Murray reportedly has an in depth watch on the timeline of any potential dealings. According to Sports Illustrated, the quarterback needs a brand new contract with the Cardinals earlier than the 2022 NFL Draft on April 30, which — as of Wednesday — is 50 days away.