If Cardinals coaches are to be believed, Murray - who once drew heat for focusing on video games rather than game film - spent a significant portion of his rehab time learning the game alongside head coach Jonathan Gannon, who's been promising in his own right, and the rest of the staff.

That kind of bankroll won’t reshape Arizona’s entire team, but it could help the Cardinals build around Murray in a way they haven’t for his entire career. Not only that, a look into the future shows that the Cardinals have a whole lot of cap space - $56 million, ninth most in the NFL - awaiting in the 2024 season. That presents the Cardinals with an interesting dilemma: Do they draft a quarterback to replace Murray, or do they draft some help - Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr., say, and an offensive lineman - for Murray?

At the moment, the Cardinals’ picks fall in the third and 18th slots, thanks to Houston’s resurgence.

Is Kyler Murray playing himself into - or out of - the Cardinals' 2024 plans? (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)Īrizona has two first-round draft picks, its own and one from Houston.

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