"Your career is over" - NFL fans react as Kyler Murray throws "atrocious" interception during preseason game vs. Chiefs

San Francisco 49ers v Arizona Cardinals - Source: Getty
San Francisco 49ers v Arizona Cardinals - Source: Getty

Kyler Murray has been the Arizona Cardinals' starting quarterback ever since they drafted him first overall in 2019. Throughout that time, he has had a winning and made the playoffs only once - in 2021.

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Other times, he and his team have mostly played poorly. And during Saturday's preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs, it was on full display again, as he threw an interception to safety Jaden Hicks:

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This led to much mockery from fans:

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"Kyler Murray is so bad lol," one gagged.
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"Kyler Murray in mid season form," another snickered.
"That was a god awful interception," one lamented.
"Kyler Murray time is up after this season," another predicted.

Just hours before the game, Sports Illustrated's Richie Bradshaw had written that Murray needed to show "confidence" on the ground against the defending AFC champions - even in a meaningless game:

"We have to see Murray playing with the swagger that makes him so dangerous. I would like to see how he looks as a runner more than anything else. The talk all offseason was that he wants to use his legs more, and the preseason is a good time to try some things out. So if he means what he says, then let’s see some running."
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Kyler Murray rests early as Cardinals overcome slow start to beat Chiefs

Kyler Murray could not have witnessed a worse start to the game from the sidelines, as he saw Greg Dortch fumble the opening kickoff return, which was recovered by Christian Roland-Wallace and turned into a touchdown.

On the very next drive, he was intercepted by Jaden Hicks, as mentioned above. However, the Cardinals’ defense managed to force a punt, which Chad Ryland punished with a field goal early in the second quarter.

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The Chiefs responded with a rushing touchdown by backup quarterback Gardner Minshew, then forced a punt on the Cardinals’ next drive - the first with Jacoby Brissett in Murray’s place. However, Darren Hall intercepted Bailey Zappe to flip possession back to the hosts, who then reached the endzone via a 43-yard catch-and-run to Emari Demarcado.

Zappe then failed to make progress on the next drive, forcing the Chiefs to punt. Xavier Weaver punished it with a touchdown to take the lead at the end of the first half.

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The Cardinals forced a punt on the Chiefs to begin the second half; however, Clayton Tune squandered the opportunity by throwing the team’s second interception of the night - to Roland-Wallace. This allowed Harrison Butker to tie the game with a field goal.

Another punt by the Cardinals amounted to nothing again for the Chiefs, as Kitan Crawford registered Zappe’s second interception of the game - which turned into yet another field goal after Felix Anudike-Uzomah roughed the passer.

Both teams exchanged punts on the next two drives. Then they exchanged penalties on the Chiefs’ next drive - unnecessary roughness on Elijhah Badger that resulted in a first down, then a face mask penalty on Mac Dalena that led to a 15-yard loss. That drive ended in a punt, which ended the game.

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Edited by Andre Castillo
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