The case of Kyler Murray is not that of your typical NFL player. That is because Murray as an athlete has reached the highest level in two professional sports; football and baseball. Since his high school days, Murray has been a dual sport athlete who excelled in both. As a result of which, he was even selected by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the 2018 MLB Draft.
However, in the same year, Murray had a remarkable college football season as he led the entire Big 12 conference in passing yards with 4,361 and 42 passing touchdowns. He also set a Big 12 record in passer rating with an incredible 199.2. These numbers and his overall play earned him the Heisman Trophy thanks to which he decided to not play in the MLB. Entering the 2019 NFL Draft, Murray was selected as the number one overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals.
Since joining the Cardinals in 2019, Murray played in and started all 16 games during his first two years although his best result in year two was a record of 8-8. In 2021, Murray missed a couple of games due to an ankle injury before which he and the Cardinals were the best team in the league with a 7-0 start. Despite missing few games in 2021, Murray still led Cardinals to the playoffs. 2022 had been Murray’s worst year when looking at QB rating (87.2) in the league and he also suffered an injury late in the season which added to his woes.
Is Kyler Murray still injured?
As of July 2024, Kyler is no longer injured. He went on to play the last 8 games for Arizona Cardinals in 2023 after coming back healthy from torn ACL. In 2022 season while facing the New England Patriots in a week 14 clash, Murray suffered a knee injury which was later updated as a torn ACL. This incident took place in mid December 2022.
On the play that injured him, Murray was running with the ball and while trying to make a cut went down immediately in what was termed as a non contact injury.
When will Kyler Murray return to football?
Kyler Murray made his comeback with surgically repaired right knee against Atlanta Falcons on November 12, 2023 after 11 months long absence. Hewent on to score a rushing touchdown in his season debut. Kyler started for the rest of the season and went on to have a 3-5 record in 8 games. He passed for almost 1800 yards while accumulating for 13 total touchdowns both in air and on ground.
Kyler Murray’s career so far
Kyler Murray has set various records for the Arizona Cardinals till date with most of them coming during his rookie season. However, his individual success has not led to team success as the Cardinals have only made it to the postseason once in Murray era.
Since 2022, his numbers have fallen off in every offensive metric. Some of it has been due to injury but even before that his yards per attempt, TD:INT ratio and completion percentage were sliding down compared to his 2020 and 2021 season. However, with a fully healthy 2024 offseason and 2nd year in HC Jonathan Gannon’s system, all signs point to Kyler’s resurgence in the upcoming season.
FAQs
A. While playing in a mid December game against the Patriots, Murray was running with the ball and while making a cut, he fell down in a non contact injury. It was later revealed as an ACL tear.
A. Kyler Murray is the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals franchise.
A. Kyler Murray returned in November 2023 after a successful surgery to repair his torn ACL.
A. As of July 2024, Kyler Murray’s win-loss record from 65 starts stands at 28-36-1.
A. Standing at 5 feet 10 ⅛ inches, Kyler Murray is currently the shortest quarterback in the league. The Panthers quarterback Bryce Young who entered the NFL in 2023 is also of the same height.
