Cardinals get concerning Kyler Murray injury update

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Matthew Couden

By Matthew Couden

Contributing Writer

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After a disappointing late-game loss to the Tennessee Titans, the Arizona Cardinals are looking to bounce back in Week 6. However, they'll face a more challenging team in the 4-1 Indianapolis Colts. Along with that, injuries are lingering for key Cardinals personnel.

The team has multiple players listed as limited in practice, including cornerback Max Melton due to a hamstring injury and wide receiver Zay Jones with a knee injury.

However, several injuries are concerning as the game gets closer. Cardinals' defensive end Darius Robinson seems as if he might be unable to go for at least another week. Robinson suffered a pectoral injury in Week 4 against the Seattle Seahawks and didn't practice with the team on Thursday.

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Additionally, quarterback Kyler Murray remains a big question mark ahead of the next game. Murray suffered a foot injury during his team's losing effort against the Titans.

On Thursday, Josh Weinfuss reported that Murray didn't appear at the "open portion" of Cardinals practice. According to the Cardinals' website, head coach Jonathon Gannon said this week they'd "see how it goes" as far as Murray potentially playing in Sunday's game.

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Murray suffered his foot injury sometime in the second half of the game against the Titans. A snapped ball hit him in the facemask, and he had a lost fumble. After getting examined and returning to the game, he had a noticeable limp.

Gannon indicated that if Murray is "healthy enough," he would play in Sunday's matchup against the Colts. However, the team also has veteran backup Jacoby Brissett ready to replace him if necessary.

Brissett played briefly in the team’s Week 5 loss to Tennessee, entering the game and throwing one incomplete pass after Murray headed to the locker room.

The journeyman QB has played with multiple teams since joining the league in 2016, but spent most of his career playing for the Colts from 2017 to 2020. Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. told reporters they've worked on their relationship on the field for potential connections.

“I have full trust in Jacoby,” he told reporters on Wednesday, adding, “Me and Jacoby got some passes in after practice, you know, when Kyler was the starter.”

Harrison Jr. also called Brissett a “good leader and mentor” for him since he joined the team.