TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will go on injured reserve as he continues to rehabilitate a foot harm he suffered in Week 5, coach Jonathan Gannon stated Wednesday.
The harm is not season-ending, Gannon stated. Murray can have an opportunity to return if his foot will get wholesome.
“I actually do [hope that happens],” Gannon stated. “We bought lots of ball to play, and sooner or later at a time. And the place he sits proper now could be he is bought to pour into his well being bucket and prepare to get wholesome.”
With Murray out for at the very least the following 4 weeks, Jacoby Brissett will proceed to be the Cardinals’ starter with Kedon Slovis as his backup. Gannon stated the Cardinals will look so as to add one other quarterback.
“Jacoby does his job, takes it sooner or later at a time, prepares when he wasn’t the starter, prepares to be the starter,” Gannon stated. “He is aware of his position can change, and now he will put together the identical means.”
Murray can be eligible to return in Week 14 in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams (Dec. 7).
The choice to place Murray on IR got here collectively Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, Gannon stated. It was a collective resolution between the group and Murray, alongside along with his representatives.
Ultimately, Gannon stated, it was one of the best factor to do for Murray and for the group.
“He isn’t absolutely wholesome, able to go but, in order that makes probably the most sense,” Gannon stated. “Clearly that is a change, however we simply felt. taking a look at it proper now, that is one of the best factor for him and us.
“He is absolutely dedicated. Proper now, what he is going to focus on is getting wholesome. He isn’t wholesome sufficient to play. He must get wholesome so he can get again to enjoying soccer.”
After weeks of uncertainty about whether or not Murray would or would not be wholesome sufficient to play, Gannon stated the choice to place Murray on injured reserve was primarily based on the knowledge the group at the moment has.
Gannon stated it was “particularly reasonable” to say that Murray’s foot harm was a scenario harder for him to return from than different quarterbacks who do not depend on their legs to make performs as a lot as Murray does.
“Clearly, for him, it prevents him from being absolutely wholesome to go play, and him, as the individual that he’s and the participant that he’s, sure,” Gannon stated. “And you would take a look at different issues, like this harm for different folks won’t, however he is performed by some issues that different positions, if they’ve these, they cannot play with these due to what they’re requested to do.”
Gannon stated that Murray took the information “pretty much as good as you may take it” and added that the quarterback is in place to concentrate on his rehab.
