Warren Moon: Kyler Murray ‘homework’ clause is ‘slap within the face to African-American quarterbacks’

Corridor of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has slammed the ‘impartial examine’ clause initially included in Kyler Murray’s contract extension as a ‘slap within the face to all African-American quarterbacks’.

It was revealed on Monday that Murray’s new five-year take care of the Arizona Cardinals initially included an ‘impartial examine addendum’, requiring him to assessment 4 hours of recreation movie per week all through the season.

The bizarre obligation induced uproar throughout all types of media, resulting in the Cardinals eradicating it altogether.

Regardless of it since being eliminated, Moon, a pioneering Black quarterback who starred for the Houston Oilers and different NFL groups within the Eighties and 90s, has criticized the clause. 

The 65-year-old branded the clause ’embarrassing’ and claimed it was a call-back to the times when African-American quarterbacks had been known as ‘lazy’. 

‘It is simply an unlucky state of affairs,’ Moon instructed TMZ. ‘It is an embarrassing state of affairs for not solely the participant Kyler Murray, however it’s embarrassing for the group to must take care of this. 

‘I feel it reveals a scarcity of belief within the participant that you just even must put one thing in a contract like this.

‘It is also a slap within the face to all African-American quarterbacks. That is one thing we had been all the time accused of again within the day after they did not allow us to play. That we had been lazy, that we did not examine, that we could not be leaders, that we weren’t sensible. 

As NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport revealed Monday, the previous Heisman winner’s new five-year, $230 million deal contains an ‘impartial examine addendum’ requiring him to assessment 4 hours of recreation movie per week all through the season. Failing to conform would end in Murray being deemed to ‘be in Default,’ based on the contract language

Kyler Murray is pictured through the Arizona Cardinals’ coaching camp on Wednesday

‘So all these various things simply type of got here to floor after we put all that stuff to mattress through the years and simply due to this deal that is happening between Arizona and Kyler.’

On July 21, Arizona agreed to the brand new take care of Murray after a promising two years within the NFL. With regard to common annual worth, the Oklahoma product is now the second highest paid participant within the NFL.

Following the backlash as soon as the addendum was made public, the Cardinals finally eliminated it Thursday. 

The 65-year-old, pictured with Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (left), mentioned the Arizona Cardinals’ clause was a ‘slap within the face to all African-American quarterbacks’

The Corridor of Fame quarterback starred for the Houston Oilers within the Eighties and 90s

The NFC West group launched an announcement explaining their choice: ‘After seeing the distraction it created, we eliminated the addendum from the contract. It was clearly perceived in ways in which had been by no means meant. 

‘Our confidence in Kyler Murray is as excessive because it’s ever been and nothing demonstrates our perception in his means to guide this group greater than the dedication mirrored on this contract.’  

Nonetheless, Moon believes it’s too little late as a result of Murray ‘could have this driving on him’ each time he does one thing incorrect sooner or later.

The Cardinals eliminated the clause following backslash and Murray has damaged his silence

‘The injury has been executed,’ he mentioned. ‘He’ll have this driving on him each time he does one thing incorrect in a soccer recreation. They’ll say, “See, that is the rationale why that occurred is as a result of he did not examine sufficient movie final week,” or no matter it is perhaps.’

‘It is a very unlucky state of affairs for him and really embarrassing for each side.’

Murray defended himself earlier this week, insisting it’s ‘disrespectful… virtually a joke’ that folks might assume he has reached the highest of the NFL with out finding out opponents.

In a shock look in entrance of the media at Cardinals coaching camp, he mentioned: ‘To assume that I can accomplish every thing that I’ve achieved in my profession and never be a scholar of the sport, and never have that keenness, and never take this critical — it is disrespectful and it is virtually a joke.

The 24-year-old defended himself in a shock look in entrance of media at coaching camp

‘I am flattered, I am actually flattered that y’all assume at my measurement I can go on the market and never put together for the sport and never take it critical.

‘To play the place that I play on this league, it is too arduous. I do not do that usually, I do not discuss myself however in the present day I really feel like I’ve to, and so I will checklist the accolades.’

The 24-year-old, who received the NFL Offensive Rookie of the 12 months award in his first 12 months in 2019, can be a two-time Professional Bowler and broadly considered one of many greatest abilities within the NFL.

 Murray says it’s ‘disrespectful… virtually a joke’ for individuals to assume he would not watch movie

Not solely was Murray taken with the primary choose within the NFL Draft, however he was additionally chosen by the A’s with the ninth choose of the 2018 MLB Draft forward of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher and All-Star starter, Shane McClanahan. 

As an outfielder at Oklahoma, Murray hit .296 with 10 dwelling runs, 47 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases in 2018. 

With the Cardinals final season, Murray helped them to go 11-6 within the common season, earlier than they fell to the eventual Tremendous Bowl winners – the LA Rams – within the Wild Card playoffs within the postseason.