On the third play of the Arizona Cardinals’ ‘Monday Evening Soccer’ loss to the New England Patriots, Kyler Murray scrambled and planted awkwardly on his proper leg earlier than falling to the bottom on his personal. Murray didn’t rise up, and it was very simple to imagine the worst had occurred. Sadly, Murray’s damage was as vital as feared.
The fourth-year quarterback tore his ACL and is clearly executed for the 12 months.
Arizona will depend on Colt McCoy for the remainder of the season, which by no means actually acquired going and at 4-9 they may very well be mathematically out of playoff rivalry as quickly as this weekend.
Accidents have wreaked havoc to NFC West quarterbacks this season. Trey Lance suffered a damaged ankle towards the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2, paving the best way for Jimmy Garoppolo to return to the San Francisco 49ers lineup. Garoppolo broke his foot two weeks in the past towards the Miami Dolphins, and whereas the damage just isn’t as unhealthy as initially feared, Kyle Shanahan did make clear that the restoration time doesn’t imply he’ll be able to play once more this season.
Los Angeles Rams starter Matthew Stafford is on injured reserve with a spinal contusion and whereas he’d be eligible to return earlier than the common season finale towards the Seahawks, the Rams aren’t going to the playoffs so his season is pretty much as good as over.
Now we have now Murray’s season ended prematurely because of a non-contact ACL tear, which occurred solely weeks after he suffered a hamstring damage that brought about him to overlook a few begins.
A season that began with Geno Smith, Kyler Murray, Trey Lance, and Matthew Stafford because the NFC West signal-callers is now Geno, Colt McCoy, Brock Purdy, and Baker Mayfield.
