Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray ended the 2023-24 season on a high note despite missing the first nine games due to injury.
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After missing the first nine weeks of the season due to recovery from the ACL tear he suffered in December of 2022, Murray returned to the field in just 11 months.
In the eight games that he appeared in this season, the 26-year-old had 2,043 total yards and 13 touchdowns. He also threw five interceptions during that span. While the team went just 3-5 in those games, two of those wins came against playoff teams.
Murray’s most impressive performance of the season came in a matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. He totaled 256 yards and three touchdowns as he led Arizona to a 35-31 victory against the 2022-23 NFC champions.
Kyler Murray secures his spot as the present and future Arizona Cardinals QB.
How K1 and the Cards rallied past Jonathan Gannon's former team the Eagles to end 2023 on a high note!@PHNX_Cardinals | @PHNX_Sports | #BirdGang https://t.co/AzyMUtV1Inhttps://t.co/1a8O7kGEYy pic.twitter.com/F5mkfS130u
— Bo Brack (@BoBrack) January 1, 2024
Gannon Backs Him Up
First-year head coach Jonathan Gannon made it clear to everyone that Murray is Arizona’s franchise QB going forward, saying there is ‘No doubt’ about it.
Jonathan Gannon on his comments to @BurnsAndGambo yesterday on Kyler Murray being the #AZCardinals franchise QB:
"I've been convicted since I got here. What the guy's done for us, the player that he is, the person that he is, the competitor that he is.” (1/2) pic.twitter.com/HfDXbsLxvx— Tyler Drake (@Tdrake4sports) January 3, 2024
The Cardinals will now enter the offseason with over $60 million in cap space and two first-round draft picks, including the fourth-overall selection.
The team has a lot to figure out in the coming months but one thing that is stamped is Kyler Murray will be starting under center in Week 1 of next season.
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Saleh Awwad is a reporter/writer covering Phoenix High School Sports and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @SalehAwwad_
