Kyler Murray’s foot damage seems to be a much bigger difficulty than beforehand thought.
The Arizona Cardinals quarterback briefly exited due to the damage in a 22-21 Week 5 loss to the Tennessee Titans however returned to the sport. Nonetheless, Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper reported Murray missed a second straight follow on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon mentioned Murray is taken into account “day-to-day,” by way of Alper. If he does not follow Friday, he would possible be sidelined for Sunday’s street sport in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts at 1 p.m. ET on Fox.
How would Kyler Murray not taking part in in Week 6 impression Cardinals?
The Cardinals would possible flip to journeyman QB Jacoby Brissett if Murray does not play. The ten-year veteran has performed for six groups, together with the New England Patriots, the place he final began. He went 1-4 in 5 begins for the Patriots final season before being benched in favor of Drake Maye.
Brissett, 32, is ill-prepared to face the 4-1 Colts, particularly with no dependable run sport. Cardinals star working again James Conner suffered a season-ending right ankle injury in a 16-15 Week 3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Since then, Arizona hasn’t solved its RB drawback.
Backup RB Trey Benson was positioned on injured reserve (which means he’ll miss not less than 4 video games) after a 23-20 Week 4 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
RB3 Emari Demercado rushed for 81 yards on three carries in opposition to the Titans however fumbled the ball earlier than crossing the objective line on a would-be 72-yard landing early within the fourth quarter. This blunder spurred a 15-point Titans comeback.
Murray — who leads the staff in dashing yards (173) by 5 video games — mitigates the considerations about Arizona’s dashing assault. On Thursday, Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo in contrast him to Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. In fact, the previous Cincinnati Bengals DC used to face the two-time MVP twice a season.
The Cardinals (2-3) appear to be slipping after dropping three straight video games and will proceed to take action if Murray does not play Sunday. As of Thursday, ESPN Wager lists them as a 7.5-point underdog in Week 6.
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