Kyler Murray suffers season-ending ACL tear
Arizona QB Kyler Murray went out very early during the Cardinal’s 27-13 loss on Monday Night Football to the New England Patriots with a non-contact injury. Now, his season is over as it is now official that the injury was a tear to his ACL.
Murray was carted off the field following his third snap of the game where he suffered the injury. There was ‘little doubt’ that the injury was a torn ACL last night, but today’s MRI on the former No. 1 pick in 2019 confirmed the franchise’s worst fear.
Murray was in the middle of his fourth NFL season after coming out of Oklahoma as a Heisman winner. He had thrown for 11,840 yards and 70 touchdowns to go along with 1,786 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns over his first three seasons. That production had earned Murray a pair of Pro Bowl appearances in 2020 and 2021 after being AP Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019.
In 2022, he had totaled 2,786 total yards and 17 touchdowns overall for a now 4-9 Arizona team.
This was the final year of Murray’s rookie deal. As he now rehabs this ACL, he will begin the first year of the five-year, $230.5 million dollar extension he signed last offseason. The deal is guaranteed up to $189.5 million. That’s the good news for Murray as his future is still secure. As for the franchise, they’ll hope he can get back to the same level to live up to that contract.
This is a devastating injury to one of the sport’s most dynamic players. Now all the franchise can do is hold their breath as Murray starts his long road back to the field.
WATCH: Kyler Murray emotional as he’s carted off due to injury
The Arizona Cardinals saw a tough scene when quarterback Kyler Murray went down with an injury. The injury occurred while he was attempting to dodge a tackle. He immediately went down to the field with no contact of any kind.
After the commercial break, video showed an emotional Murray on the injury cart before getting taken off the field. Teammates and opposing players gave words of encouragement for him in a tough moment for fans of the game.