It wouldn’t be a week without speculation surrounding Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, right?
On Monday, Murray became eligible to return from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list after missing the first four weeks of the season. Murray tore his ACL in Week 14 last year and hasn’t quite hit 100% in his recovery.
The Cardinals hit the reset button earlier this offseason with the arrival of general manager Monti Ossenfort and head coach Jonathan Gannon – both establishing a clear direction for the future that is still somewhat foggy when it comes to their quarterback.
That could – or couldn’t – come at a cost for Murray, who inked a massive contract extension ahead of a 2022 season that saw the Cardinals finish 4-13 before cleaning house from top to bottom. The talent is obvious, yet with Murray returning from such a massive injury there’s also obvious questions on what the former Heisman winner will look like.
Speculation from other NFL teams – according to ESPN’s Dan Graziano – is that Arizona will move on from Murray after this season.
“The outside speculation — the word I get when talking to agents and executives from other teams — is that the Cardinals likely will move on after this season. Again, that’s speculation. But there are common-sense reasons to speculate that way,” said Graziano.
The Patriots, Jets, Titans, Raiders, Broncos, Commanders, Cowboys, Bears, Lions, Vikings, Buccaneers and Falcons were identified as teams to watch.
That’s just speculation from the outside, of course. Those people ultimately don’t have to make the decision, so perhaps it’s easy for them to say without having any skin in the game.
Graziano put his own two cents in and believes the Cardinals truly do not know what they’ll do at this time:
“Based on my conversations with various sources about this situation, I do not believe the Cardinals have decided what they will do with Murray after this season. And that’s obviously understandable,” Graziano wrote.
