NFL player Kyler Murray’s performance degraded due to playing too much Call of Duty, Reddit suggests

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Call of Duty is a franchise from Activision that is played by millions of gamers on a daily basis across numerous gaming platforms. With the likes of NFL player Cameron Dicker being COD's official partner, a recent study on Reddit about another NFL player, Kyler Murray, suggests a deterioration in performance due to playing too much Call of Duty.

With no further ado, let's take a deeper look into what the analysis has to say.

American football quarterback player Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals recently garnered interest in the NFL subreddit after an analysis from user u/NegativeBee implied that the player's performance in the sport has taken a hit during COD's Double XP weekends.

Activision encourages players to play their battle-royale title more during the weekends and allows them to earn double XP to level up their characters and weapons in-game. While a good reward for those who are unable to log into the game on a daily basis, it would seem these weekends have caught Kyler Murray’s attention as well.

The Reddit post from user u/NegativeBee, that at the moment has over 97% upvotes, highlights that promotional events in the game have a direct influence on the player’s performance. Some of the keynotes from the post are as follows:

While comments from Kyler Murray regarding this study are still yet to be heard, his recent contract urging a reduced in-game time suggests that COD might indeed be affecting his performance on the field.

Call of Duty is one of the biggest gaming franchises out there. Providing a fast-paced, action-packed first-person shooter experience for almost two decades, the titles are played by gamers all over the world as the franchise keeps getting bigger, with new installments being released almost