The 2022 season has been eventful for the Arizona Cardinals in more ways than one. The biggest lightning rod surrounding the club has been quarterback Kyler Murray. This offseason, he signed a massive extension with the team, but that didn’t stop the tense relationship between him and head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
To make the navigation even more choppy, the club are in the middle of a 4-8 season in which they are on the road watching the playoffs. The Cardinals also just lost their fourth game in five weeks on Sunday to the Chargers, who scored at the last second and converted a two-point attempt to win at the buzzer.
After the loss, Murray was asked about a crucial fourth-place interception on a pitch thrown to DeAndre Hopkins. In his answer, he seemed to take a veiled shot a Kingsburysaying, “It wasn’t for Hop actually. Schematically, we were kind of screwed.”
While discussing the latest drama surrounding the Cardinals on CBS Sports’ “All Things Covered” podcast, Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson — who played with Murray in Arizona — told co-host Bryant McFadden that the quarterback- rear only cared about himself.
“Kyler Murray doesn’t care about anyone other than Kyler Murray,” Peterson said, responding to McFadden by saying it doesn’t sound like Murray cares about his head coach given how he talks publicly about him. the team. “It’s just a matter of fact.”
Those comments came back to Murray, who reacted to Peterson on social media. Along with denying the perception that he’s being selfish, Murray said if Peterson really has a problem with him, he should call him directly instead of talking about him on his podcast.
Peterson spent the first 10 years of his NFL career with the Cardinals and was Murray’s teammate for his last two years in the wilderness. Murray arrived in Arizona in 2019 as the first overall pick in the draft, and Peterson left the franchise after the 2020 season, signing a deal with the Minnesota Vikings. During their split time with the Cardinals in those two seasons, the club couldn’t get past .500 and was a combined 13-18-1 in the regular season.
Although a stint of two seasons might be considered a short time, Murray clearly didn’t make the best impression on Peterson.
