Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

Top story is the most absurd NFL story in a long long time. And it had been fading out by yesterday but then Kyler

Murray and the Cardinals themselves stepped up and they hit that story with the

paddles they just decided to reload the shotguns and then blast their feet

off yet again. And obviously it went terribly, just as I predicted, just as everybody in the world knew that it would.

Murray had an un-scheduled presser yesterday to address the homework clause in his contract.

And as you might imagine, the guy already plays with a big chip on his shoulder, which I like, and I respect.

However, he was none too pleased Code 4 pissed off about that homework clause,

the independent study clause in his contract and he made no secret to that and did not try to hide it.

To think that I can accomplish everything that I've accomplished in my career and not be a student

of the game and not have that passion and not take this serious is

almost it's disrespectful and it's almost it's almost a joke.

Hey I get it I get it. I hear you. If I were you, I'd be pissed too.

And I would feel disrespected also by a homework clause.

Because you know what? It's really disrespectful, and it's demeaning and it's humiliating

So I understand that I get why you feel that way I understand he went on

I'm flattered you know I'm honestly flattered that y'all think that at my size I can go out there and not prepare for the game and not not take it serious

All right so that's where you lose me that whole I get it y'all

Kyler I hate to break this to you

we all don't think that

your team thinks that

that's the most comical thing about this entire thing. The team that just gave you a

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