Kyler Murray taking day-to-day approach to knee rehab; his return remains unclear: ‘I don’t have a timetable’

Kyler Murray was the highest total draft decide in 2019 and completed his first season with 3,722 passing yards and 20 touchdowns, incomes NFL Offensive Rookie of the Yr honors.

Murray excelled on the soccer area and the baseball diamond in highschool and faculty. He gained the Heisman Trophy in 2018 and was an MLB Draft decide. 

He in the end determined to surrender his baseball profession and deal with soccer.

After a turbulent 2022 season through which he injured an ACL and the Cardinals gained 4 video games, Murray is below appreciable stress to show issues round in 2023. However the 25-year-old quarterback will first need to get wholesome.

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray throughout coaching camp at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz., July 27, 2023. (Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic)

As he continues to rehab his injured knee, Murray stated he’s solely in competitors with himself.

“That is completely different,” Murray stated. “That is you on you. No person actually is aware of what you’re going via apart from your self and whoever you’re figuring out with.”

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The 2-time Professional Bowler acknowledged he went via some robust instances within the days after the surgical procedure to restore his torn ACL, saying the ache prevented him from sleeping some nights. 

However he stated he’s not feeling sorry for himself as he works to get again to the sector.

“I get to do what I really like day by day — play quarterback in the NFL,” Murray stated. “Did I get damage? Yeah. Did I expertise one thing nobody desires to expertise? Yeah. However it’s nothing for me to rise up and work out. I used to be already doing that earlier than I received damage.”

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray watches apply throughout coaching camp at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz., July 27, 2023. (Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic)

Murray will possible be on the sidelines for the primary few video games of the upcoming season whereas he continues to get better. He wore an Arizona Cardinals sweatshirt and an extended black sleeve over his proper leg throughout Saturday’s coaching camp session inside State Farm Stadium.

It stays unclear when the signal-caller can be wholesome sufficient to renew soccer actions, and he didn’t decide to a selected return date Saturday.

“I don’t have a timetable,” Murray stated.

Murray stated he noticed Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow at a current UFC occasion, and the 2 mentioned the perils of an ACL damage. Burrow tore the ACL in his left knee throughout his rookie season in 2020 however returned to play 16 video games in 2021.

“I wouldn’t need to go on the market and damage the group or damage myself,” Murray stated. “The recommendation that I’ve gotten from lots of people round me is to go if you’re prepared. Don’t hearken to exterior noise. Don’t really feel stress to come back again due to this example or that scenario.

“Everytime you’re prepared, you’ll know you’re prepared.”

Kyler Murray (1) of the Arizona Cardinals is carted off the sector after being injured towards the New England Patriots in the course of the first quarter of a sport at State Farm Stadium Dec. 12, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (Norm Corridor/Getty Photographs)

The apex of Murray’s professional profession got here in 2021, when the Cardinals began the season with a 10-2 report and seemed like a Tremendous Bowl favourite. However the franchise collapsed, dropping 4 of its subsequent 5 video games earlier than being blown out towards the Los Angeles Rams in an embarrassing playoff efficiency.

With excessive hopes in 2022, the Cardinals have been one of many league’s most disappointing groups, ending with a 4-13 report. Murray was removed from the one cause for these struggles but in addition wasn’t innocent. His efficiency regressed in a number of areas.

“It’s not a nasty factor to sit down again, watch and attempt to make this a optimistic deal,” Murray stated. “I really feel good. Getting higher every day, taking in the future at a time. Simply attempting to be there for my teammates and study as a lot as attainable earlier than I do stuff on the sector.”

Murray gave the impression to be sad along with his contract final 12 months and wiped his social media web page of all Cardinals-related references.

The group ultimately awarded him with a large five-year contract in July 2022. Murray’s work ethic turned a subject of dialog shortly after the contract was introduced as a result of the group positioned an “unbiased examine” clause within the deal.

The Cardinals ultimately removed the clause from the $230.5 million extension after the controversial stipulation prompted Murray to name criticism of his work ethic “disrespectful.”

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray scores towards the Carolina Panthers within the second half of a sport Oct. 2, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C.  (AP Picture/Jacob Kupferman)

Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill made large adjustments after final season’s debacle, hiring common supervisor Monti Ossenfort and head coach Jonathan Gannon to steer the soccer operations division.

“It’s been nice up to now,” Murray stated. “We’re really establishing a run sport. I imagine we’ll be capable of run the ball rather a lot higher, which is able to solely be a weapon for us. Get below middle, combine it up, not be as predictable.”

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Veteran Colt McCoy is the Cardinals’ almost definitely quarterback whereas Murray continues to get better. The 36-year-old has been the group’s backup the previous two seasons and has a 3-3 report within the six video games he’s began.

The Related Press contributed to this report.