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The 2018 Arizona Cardinals entered the 2019 offseason with a 3-13 record, which gave them the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Despite then-head coach Kliff Kingsbury saying at the time that Josh Rosen, the 10th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, “is our guy”, Arizona traded Rosen to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a second-round pick and a 2020 fifth-round pick after selecting Kyler Murray first overall in the 2019 draft.
Fast forward to today, and the 2023 Arizona Cardinals are in a similar spot. They have a 4-12 record entering the final week of the regular season, which has them picking fourth in the 2023 NFL Draft at the moment. There are three highly-touted collegiate passers being hailed as first-round picks in the NFL Draft world: USC quarterback Caleb Williams (the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner), North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, and LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner.
However, Cardinals first-year head coach Jonathan Gannon made a strong, detailed proclamation about Murray and his long-term status in Arizona on Tuesday on the “The Burns and Gambo Show” on Arizona Sports radio, Gannon, laughing when asked, said “No, there is not [doubt].”
When the natural follow-up question of “So Kyler is your guy?” was posited, Gannon’s answer about Murray, who signed a five-year, $230.5 million extension prior to the 2022 season and then proceeded to tear his ACL that year, was even more clear.
“There is no doubt,” Gannon said, still chuckling. “I love this guy [Murray]. Number 1′ is our franchise quarterback. Being here with him for a year now, I’m more convicted than when I got here. Going through the process and our connection, developing a relationship with him. It was a little odd because you know you have your franchise quarterback, but he can’t play [missed first nine games of 2023 while rehabbing from a torn ACL suffered in…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-01-02 23:33:00
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