Kyler Murray has reportedly lucked right into a ‘best-case state of affairs’ concerning his ACL damage, because the Cardinals quarterback has a completely real looking probability to be prepared for Week 1 subsequent yr.
Murray was carted off vs. the Patriots on Monday after tearing the ACL in his proper knee, ending a season the place he is solely been wholesome sufficient to begin (and end) 10 video games.
However regardless of the non-contact damage suffered earlier this week, Murray is ‘on observe’ to be prepared for the beginning of subsequent season with a restoration timeline of six-to-eight months, ESPN reported citing unnamed sources.
Kyler Murray was damage simply three performs into the Cardinals’ loss to the Patriots this week
These sources additionally advised ESPN that medical doctors imagine the opposite ligaments in Murray’s knee are intact, with one saying he has a ‘actually good probability’ to be prepared for Week 1.
Assuming he is again for the beginning of subsequent season, Murray will hope for a greater yr on a team-wide and particular person degree.
Murray has gone 3-7 within the video games he is began and completed this season, with the Cardinals – who made the playoffs final season behind an electrifying offense – at the moment languishing at 4-9.
Colt McCoy will step in for Murray for the remainder of the season
On a person foundation, it hasn’t been Murray’s greatest yr both.
The fourth-year quarterback averaged by far the bottom yards-per-attempt mark of his profession in 2022 (6.1), whereas his landing proportion (3.6) was additionally the bottom mark of his profession.
Murray threw for two,368 yards 14 touchdowns and 7 interceptions this season, whereas including 418 yards and three scores on the bottom.
He’ll get replaced by veteran Colt McCoy for the rest of the season.
