Where will Kyler Murray's career continue?

He was the first overall pick in the 2019 draft. And he's destined to be looking for a new team.

So where will quarterback Kyler Murray's career continue?

Barring a trade, which is unlikely unless the Cardinals pay a bunch of money and/or attach a draft pick to the sale of cap space, he'll be cut. The Cardinals already owe Murray $36.8 million for 2026, with another $22.55 million hitting the books in the middle of March. The moment he was placed on injured reserve while recovering from a foot injury, the message was clear — Murray had played his last game for the Cardinals.

For plenty of coaches, there's a minimum height requirement at the position, and Murray isn't tall enough to ride the ride. Thus, as a threshold matter, a prospective employer has to be comfortable with Murray's stature.

Last year, as the trade deadline approached and we poked around regarding the possibility of a trade, we heard that Murray was interested in joining the Raiders or the Vikings. The draw to Las Vegas, however, was offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. He's now back at the college level.

Would the Vikings want Murray? They could possibly get him for the league minimum of $1.3 million, with the Cardinals paying the balance of his $36.8 million pay. (That's what the Steelers did in 2024, when signing Russell Wilson and sticking the Broncos with most of his compensation.) The bigger question is whether coach Kevin O'Connell believes Murray would fit the Vikings' offense.

Here's another intriguing possibility, in our view: The Falcons. Coach Kevin Stefanski has no apparent qualms regarding shorter quarterbacks; Dillon Gabriel started multiple games for Stefanski and the Browns last year. And Atlanta has plenty of potent offensive weapons, from Bijan Robinson to Drake London to Kyle Pitts Sr.

The X factor in Atlanta will be president of football operations Matt Ryan, a former quarterback who measures six feet, five inches. Ryan may prefer a more traditional quarterback to hold down the fort while Michael Penix Jr. recovers from an ACL tear and the Falcons figure out whether he's still the guy.

Still, the price could be just right on a one-year deal, for the Vikings, Falcons, or any other team currently looking for a new starter. And the Cardinals will likely be paying Murray a lot of money to play for another team in 2026.

It's amazing the relationship lasted as long as it did. The Cardinals made it to the playoffs once in Murray's seven seasons. And the ill-advised homework clause in his second contract drove a wedge that was never going to go away.

The cash and cap realities of that second deal made it hard to sever ties. Even now, it will leave a mark on Arizona's books.

We'll see whether Murray and his career record of 38-49-1 can make a mark in a new NFL city.