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The Arizona Cardinals made Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft on Thursday. And Murray is ready to change the culture in Arizona.
“As a kid, that’s what you dream of: going to an organization and being that guy, turning the program around, organization around, winning Super Bowls,” Murray told reporters, per Herbie Teope of NFL.com. “Like I said, I don’t shy away from hard work. I feel like I’m not here to lose games or go through the motions. I’m here to change things up, so I’m ready to go. I can’t wait.”
ig: josinaanderson @JosinaAnderson
A quick 1-on-1 with #Cardinals QB Kyler Murray right after his introductory press conference today. https://t.co/j48ZRDQmje
Murray, who was also a first-round pick of the Oakland Athletics in the 2018 MLB amateur draft, won the Heisman Trophy in his lone season as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback, throwing for 4,361 yards, 42 touchdowns and seven interceptions while adding 1,001 yards and 12 scores on the ground.
He’s a dynamic, dual-threat quarterback and one who appears to be the perfect fit for Kliff Kingsbury‘s Air Raid style of offense.
That made Arizona’s first-round pick from a year ago, quarterback Josh Rosen, expendable, however. Where he lands will be one of the major talking points of the draft on Friday, with the Cardinals shopping the second-year signal-caller.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
From our pre-draft coverage, Day 2: The #AZCardinals and #Dolphins are in trade talks centered around Josh Rosen and the potential price means it could happen on the clock in the second round. https://t.co/9SEPiqe3Oy
Robert Klemko @RobertKlemko
Cardinals GM Steve Keim didn’t start taking calls and texts on a Josh Rosen trade until minutes before the draft started, per sources, and Rosen’s value diminished with every pick. As a result, nobody came close to offering the 1st round pick the Cardinals were seeking. https://t.co/wjPZ04t77u
ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk
Multiple sources say the Dolphins are close to a deal for QB Josh Rosen, and that a deal may actually be tentatively done. Arizona would get pick No. 48 from Miami.
If the Cardinals don’t trade Rosen—which would be a shock but is certainly a possibility if there isn’t a large market for his services—the Cardinals could go into training camp with a potential quarterback controversy on their hands. Murray would be the favorite, given that teams rarely select players No. 1 overall with the intention of sitting them, but it would be awkward nonetheless.
It would also be another indictment on how the organization has handled the quarterback position the past two offseasons.
Michael David Smith @MichaelDavSmith
Last year the Cardinals paid Sam Bradford $16 million, paid Mike Glennon $5 million, and traded their first-, third- and fifth-round picks to move up for Josh Rosen. Bradford and Glennon are gone and now Rosen will be pushed aside for Kyler Murray.
Murray, to his credit, said he isn’t focused on anything beyond improving each day.
“I’m not really worried about starting the first game or anything like that,” he said. “For me, all I can do is come in, get better each and every day.”
It’s the savvy answer. But it’s hard to imagine either Murray or the Cardinals will be happy if he starts the season on the bench.
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