Kyler Murray Speaks for First Time Since ACL Surgery

Arizona Cardinals franchise quarterback Kyler Murray opens up for the first time.

Times are changing for the Arizona Cardinals. 

In terms of product on the field, very few people anticipate anything better than the 4-13 outing the team produced last season. From start to finish, the 2022 season was forgettable for plenty of reasons. 

However, it's hard to forget what happened to quarterback Kyler Murray - who tore his ACL in Week 12 against the New England Patriots. On top of a new coaching staff and front office leading the way for a new rebuild, the Cardinals would now have to see their franchise quarterback recover from one of the most devastating injuries a professional athlete can endure. 

Murray has mostly been quiet during his recovery, which is reportedly going as expected with no setbacks. 

However, Murray is the subject of the newest installment of the team's "Flight Plan" video series (which debuts Thursday) where he opens up about the injury for the first time. 

AZCardinals.com's Darren Urban provided quotes from the video:

"It's got to be a positive. There really is no option for it to be a negative," Murray said in terms of attacking the rehab.

"I feel you get your little grace period right after it happens, dwell on it, soak in it, let the feelings take over. After that, (expletive), we gotta go. Life doesn't stop. The job doesn't stop. And I'm not going to stop."

Murray was squatting heavy weight months ago during the offseason and is reportedly now running on his surgically repaired knee. 

The last time fans saw Murray on the field, he was being carted off with a towel draped over his head. He believes it's all part of the plan. 

"To hit a wall Year 4, especially after going through the whole contract thing, the energy, the aura, the vibes going into the season were all negative," Murray said. "Having to deal with all that stuff and trying to focus on football, and then I got Covid in camp, I hurt my wrist in camp so I missed a lot of reps, and having to play catch up in the season, starting with the Chiefs, it was kind of a compilation of (expletive)-up things going on.

"I'm thinking of stuff that I wasn't part of, like the draft, who we were gonna get, young players coming out," Murray said. "The whole (last) year was (expletive). It happened for a reason. The things we were doing weren't sustainable for success. It was necessary and in turn good will come out of what happened."

Yet there's a reset currently happening in the desert, and Murray - heading into Year 5 - is ready for what the future brings. 

"As far as growing from my rookie year to now, learning how to be one with your emotions, understanding how to talk to people. Some people are able to take the harsh way, and I am naturally that way, or do I need to give them a little love and that's part of the quarterback position. … And (learning) what can I do better, how can I be better, how can I make the guys around me better? It's a team sport. We all have to be locked in," said Murray. 

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