The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings have a shaky situation at the quarterback position beyond 2025, but for different reasons.
The Steelers are currently relying on Aaron Rodgers to get them through the rest of this season, but he could very well retire in 2026. If he does, the Steelers don't have anything close to a sure solution under center.
In Minnesota, the Vikings are banking on J.J. McCarthy figuring things out, but he's had an up-and-down season thus far and he has no doubt had more downs than ups. If McCarthy doesn't rebound, it's logical to think the Vikings could bring in a veteran signal-caller next offseason.
One quarterback the Steelers and Vikings may consider is Arizona Cardinals signal-caller Kyler Murray, who was recently predicted to be traded next offseason by Bleacher Report's Alex Kay.
While the Cardinals should be able to gain some draft capital by dealing Murray away, they would be hard-pressed to return a pick in range to land someone like Fernando Mendoza or Ty Simpson—the two QBs who came off the board within the first three selections of the B/R Scouting Department's latest mock draft.
It's more likely the team will land a late-Day 1 pick or several Day 2 picks in exchange for the two-time Pro Bowler.
Murray is a logical trade candidate for multiple reasons.
For starters, Murray has now been in the league for seven seasons, yet Arizona has only been to the playoffs once and hasn't won a playoff game in that span.
Adding to that, it has been quite clear that Jacoby Brissett is running the Cardinals' offense better than Murray was before his injury and that has to have the Cardinals questioning their future at the quarterback position.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the expectation is Murray and the Cardinals will have a discussion about his future with the team, and Schefter's sources think it's more likely than not that the two sides will part ways.
With the Steelers always trying to avoid a rebuild, it's conceivable they could make a play for Murray to give them a chance to compete in 2026 if Rodgers calls it quits, even if they draft a quarterback.
For the Vikings, Murray would be an (expensive) insurance policy for McCarthy, and the two could even compete in training camp if Minnesota doesn't want to commit to the youngster for 2026.
As far as compensation is concerned, Murray's $230 million contract will no doubt complicate things. That said, we could see the Cardinals landing a pair of Day 2 picks, at least, for Murray's services.
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