Murray 'not really too worried' about future with Cardinals

Kyler Murray's future with the Arizona Cardinals became cloudy earlier this offseason, but the quarterback says he's confident in continuing his career with the franchise.

"I'm an Arizona Cardinal," Murray said Thursday while speaking to the media for the first time since the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, according to team reporter Darren Urban. "I've done nothing but give my all to the Cardinals and will continue to do that. I'm not really too worried about my future as a Cardinal."

The 2019 first overall pick scrubbed his Instagram of content related to the Cardinals in February. Murray's agent has since explained the situation, saying the star passer has no current plans of leaving the franchise but wants more commitment from Arizona in the form of a long-term contract. Murray has yet to ink an extension with the team.

"If you are a kid my age, you're used to people take off (posts)," Murray said about the speculation related to his Instagram. "That's just a thing. I took everything off of there besides one picture. It had nothing to do with the Cardinals or anything like that."

Murray was reportedly embarrassed by the playoff loss and felt like the Cardinals framed him as the scapegoat for their defeat.

The two-time Pro Bowler has notched good seasons since entering the NFL, but he's failed to take his game to the next level. The 2019 Offensive Rookie of the Year, who's 22-23-1 in the regular season, passed for 3,787 yards and 24 touchdowns against 10 interceptions in 14 appearances last year. He also racked up five touchdowns on the ground, down from 11 in 2020.

Arizona has played one postseason game since drafting Murray.

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