The Cardinals and Seahawks respectively announced Kyler Murray and Pete Carroll tested positive for COVID-19. While coronavirus protocols are absent to start training camp, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com notes the league in June informed teams anyone who tests positive must isolate for five days (Twitter link). Carroll, 70, is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the Seahawks, who add he will continue to participate in meetings virtually. As for Murray, he will not be required to be moved to the reserve/COVID-19 list. After two years of use, the NFL did away with the virus list this offseason. Murray will remain on the roster but away from the team.
Here is the latest from the NFC West:
- Murray is no longer contractually obligated to complete a certain number of film-watching hours this season, but the Cards’ issues with their recently extended quarterback’s commitment have surfaced. His off-and-on offseason participation is something the team has certainly noticed, according to SI.com’s Albert Breer, who adds questions about the former No. 1 overall pick’s leadership have lingered as well. The Chris Mortensen Super Bowl Sunday report about acrimony between Murray and the Cardinals — one that labeled the 2018 Heisman winner as a “self-centered, immature finger-pointer” — drove Murray’s camp to demand an extension this offseason. As evidenced by the since-scrapped clause, the Cards do want their franchise QB to commit more to the mental side of the game, per Breer. How the team went about ensuring that will remain one of the more notable matters in modern contract history.
- Former UDFA Coleman Shelton started two games for the Rams last season, the only two starts in his three-year career, but Sean McVay said (via ESPN.com’s Sarah Barshop, on Twitter) he is in the mix to start at right guard this season. Shelton has worked as a first-team guard and center in practice. The Rams lost Austin Corbett in free agency but also used a third-round pick (which means more to the defending champions than most teams, given their perennial first-round absence) on guard Logan Bruss. The Wisconsin alum joins Shelton and 2020 seventh-rounder Tremayne Anchrum (12 career games; zero starts) in competition to replace Corbett.
- Although it emerged as a point of contention this offseason, Kyle Shanahan said Deebo Samuel‘s usage as a running back did not factor into his 49ers extension talks.
Murray last one in first out for all players. Guys who were signed as tackling dummies are watching more film than him
You know this about the guy and someone leaks he is bad teammate and you still extend him. I understand a starting QB is important but now you are tied to this guy for years. Cardinals fans you will be sorry down the road.
I mean, this is apples to oranges, but he could pull a Patrik Laine and straighten himself out, after he goes through the public throws of people knowing he’s kind of a lazy person, who didn’t dedicate himself fully to the game he calls a career. I mean Murray isn’t even that bad, but you can see how lack of mental fortitude, especially in football, can be a death sentence.
Laine was banned from playing Fortnite for some time, (he was chugging like 10-14 hours a day, he wouldn’t sleep on road games like at all during the 2018-19 season I think) was without a contract, got extended and generally became a more well rounded player and I mean Murray isn’t going anywhere, but there’s a bit of a parallel, once Laine got his mental distractions fixed he’s been one of the most exciting talents for the blue jackets. Granted Laine did have that couch kerfuffle in 2021, but we will see I guess.
GM KEIM=idiot
More time for Kyler to play video games.
very lucky season didn’t start both kyler and Pete Carroll be fine before September