Kyler Murray is the quarterback of the NFL team Arizona Cardinals. Recently, the star player extended his contract until 2028, which, however, contained an unusual clause: He is no longer allowed to play Call of Duty during practice.

Who is Kyler Murray?

• Kyler Murray is the star quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.
• At just 25 years old, he has already made the Pro Bowl twice and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019.
• In addition to his passion for football, his love for Call of Duty stood out throughout his career.
• On his Twitch account, he even streams games like NFL Madden or Call of Duty himself from time to time.

This is what the CoD ban should look like

Kyler Murray’s mega-contract with the Cardinals was recently extended for a whopping $230.5 million. However, hidden in the contract is a relatively curious paragraph. The player, who has been playing for the team since 2019, is officially banned from playing Call of Duty.

This regulation refers at least to the training and analysis times of the team. He is supposed to watch and analyze at least four hours of game footage every week as “homework,” Spox reports.

In the past, Murray’s passion for Call of Duty stood out more than once. In 2020, for example, he and his team won an extremely close and exciting game against the Buffallo Bills. But instead of celebrating the win with his teammates afterwards, he went home and played Call of Duty for his Twitch viewers.

What’s the deal with the gaming ban?In fact, after the extra clause in his contract leaked to the public, fans went to great lengths to analyze the issue and get to the bottom of it.

In the process, some football fans have put in a fair amount of work. For example, this Reddit user analyzed various statistics of Kyler Murray’s performance. It was noticeable that the quarterback’s performance deteriorated noticeably on weekends when there were special Double XP events in Call of Duty.

However, after the Arizona Cardinals drew heaps of criticism for the additional rule, the team decided to remove the clause from the contract again. The distrust of the fans will probably still hang over Murray after the leak of the controversial regulation.

Video games are popular with professional athletes

Kyler Murray isn’t the only pro athlete who likes to sit down at a PC or console in his spare time. In 2019, there was a similar incident where the Boston Red Sox banned Fortnite from their ranks due to poor performance. The MLB team had apparently spent a few too many hours playing Epic Games’ Battle Royale back then.