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Evan & Tiki

Hour 4: Kyler Murray Planning Ahead?! Jets 2027 QB Speculation & Wild Evan Hotel Story

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The final hour of Evan & Tiki dives into a fascinating NFL free-agency wrinkle involving Kyler Murray. Reports say Murray could sign a short-term deal while already setting up meetings with teams that may need a quarterback in 2027. Could the New York Jets be one of those teams planning ahead for their next franchise QB? Evan and Tiki break down the unusual strategy, why Murray might push for a no-tag clause, and which teams could realistically be looking for a quarterback two years from now.

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0:00.0

Evan Antiqui here on the fan with another hour to hang out with you till the Carton show coming

0:06.1

up at two with Craig Carton and the bloody sock Chris McManagull.

0:10.0

I'm going to give you a piece of NFL news and rumors and it actually does involve the New York

0:15.4

Jets as odd as it sounds because Gino Smith is here. So why would they be connected to Kyler Murray at all? Gino's going to be the starter. It's clear. And Kyler Murray is a free agent. And as much as I may have preferred him, the Jets didn't sign him, whether he was not interested or what. But I want to read you the latest report around Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray's agent confirmed that today he will be visiting the Minnesota Vikings.

0:38.6

And it's likely that's where he'll sign.

0:40.6

Makes sense.

0:41.5

But according to Tom Pellisero,

0:44.5

Kyler Murray plans to meet on Zoom Wednesday night, yesterday and Thursday,

0:49.9

with executives from three to five teams that, quote,

0:53.9

potentially have a quarterback need in

0:56.7

2027.

0:59.5

What?

1:01.3

Yes.

1:02.8

It gives Murray an opportunity to get a head start on free agency next year.

1:08.0

So he's either saying, I'm signing a one-year deal or I'm going to play baseball for a year. Well, no. So he's basically signing a one-year deal. He is likely to sign a one-year deal for $1.3 million, which is a steal, but because Arizona's paying so much, that's certainly on the table. And so because of that, Kyler Murray is likely, according to Mike Flurio, to make sure there's

1:27.8

no tag clause in his contract, which you can negotiate.

1:31.1

And I'm sure the Vikings will give.

1:33.0

And Kyler's agent, apparently, is trying to get a head start on next year.

1:37.3

And that's where it involves the Jets.

1:40.2

Yeah, because the Jets have to be in that conversation.

1:42.2

What teams are clearly looking for a quarterback in 2027?

1:46.7

We actually played that game the other day where Tiki and I were saying,

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