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GLENDALE, Ariz. — One year ago, there was still plenty for Jonathan Gannon to sort through. Especially when it came to Kyler Murray.
Six months into his job and weeks from his first game as the Arizona Cardinals’ head coach, Gannon had seemingly heard it all about his quarterback. From the outside looking in, Murray was billed as a ticker tape of problems. He was called aloof and accused of being disconnected from teammates. There were concerns about his study habits and he was injury prone. His recently signed contract extension? A mistake.
For anyone with ears in 2023, it was a lot to absorb. And for a new coaching staff and front office, difficult to navigate without wondering: Will the Kyler Murray headlines match up with the Kyler Murray the new regime was inheriting?
One year of assessment later, Gannon’s answer to that question is as salty as it is emphatic.
“[Expletive] no,” he said. “One-thousand percent.”
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Gannon’s tone was rigid, almost annoyed at the rehashing of Murray’s alleged reputation one year ago. Because it simply hasn’t been the player the new regime has experienced. If anything, it’s been the opposite, with Murray being the locker room’s most engaged player this past offseason, having spent nearly every day since early February studying in the team’s facilities, working in the weight room or at practice during voluntary workouts. And when he wasn’t on site, there were a pair of trips to Oklahoma and Los Angeles with teammates on offense, which Murray essentially billed as bonding opportunities.
“I think it’s an underrated thing, the camaraderie off the field,” Murray said. “Just loving each other, being together, spending time together getting to know each other. The teams I’ve been on that have been the best, we were tight off the field. It allows you to go harder for each other.”
This is the development that could come to define the Cardinals in 2024 and…
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Publish date : 2024-07-30 13:09:27
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