Cardinals’ Quarterback Kyler Murray will remain on the Physically Unable to Perform list (“PUP”) to begin the regular season, and will have to sit out at least the first four games of the 2023 season Murray tore his ACL on Dec. 12; the earliest Murray will be able to practice with the team is Oct. 2, the day after the Cardinals Week 4 game against the 49ers. The earliest Murray could play a game is Oct. 8, when the Cardinals host the Bengals.
The Cardinals also announced they released Colt McCoy on Monday, who many thought to be the leading candidate to be the team’s Week 1 starting QB. It now appears that first-year head coach Jonathan Gannon will go with the recently acquired Josh Dobbs or rookie Clayton Tune as starting QB.
Gannon declined to name a starter for the regular-season opener on September 10th against the Commanders, telling reporters: “I’m not going to name a starter because I think it’s a competitive advantage for us going to Washington, but we will know who the starter is. I think we have a plan in place, but I want to see them both play football still. This week we got some work and then the following week we got some work, but I feel good where we’re at.”
Gannon also said that recovery from an ACL injury is different for everybody, saying: “He’s [Murray] got a plan that’s football-related, and he’s got a plan that is rehab-related. Both are important, but obviously the plan that’s most important is his health.”
Gannon also said rookie cornerback Garrett Williams, also rehabbing an ACL injury, will remain on the Non-Football Injury list to start the season. Like PUP, NFI players must miss at least four games.
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