Kyler Murray will not return this season as his foot injury hasn’t progressed to the point where he can play, Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters on Friday.
Murray got another opinion on the injury Wednesday. Gannon said it took place out-of-state, which caused the quarterback to be away from the facility for the day. Murray also had more tests done, which factored into the decision for him not to return.
“It wasn’t progressing in a way that we wanted, so we went and got a different opinion, some different people and kind of looked at it, and it’s just not right,” Gannon said.
Murray suffered the injury during Arizona’s Week 5 loss to the Tennessee Titans and was placed on injured reserve on November 5th. Wednesday was the first time he was eligible to have his three-week practice window opened, but that obviously won’t happen.
When Murray was put on injured reserve, Gannon initially said he hoped that the quarterback would return at some point this season. On Friday, Gannon said he was “disappointed” Murray was out for the rest of the year.
“I just feel bad for the quarterback,” Gannon said. “He got hurt, and he wasn’t healthy enough to play. So I mean, that’s first and foremost. That’s where I would leave it right now.”
Murray’s future with the Cardinals has been a topic of speculation this season. Asked if he thinks Murray will be the Cardinals’ quarterback next season, Gannon didn’t have an answer.
“I’m worried about the Rams right now,” Gannon said.
It’s going to be an interesting offseason in Arizona.
