TEMPE, Ariz. — While Arizona Cardinals left tackle D.J. Humphries tackled the monotony of rehabbing his back during the dog days of this past offseason, Kyler Murray worked alongside him.
For weeks, as the two handled their rehabs simultaneously, they talked and joked and got to know each other in ways they hadn't during Murray's first four seasons in the NFL.
During their sessions, Humphries learned two things about his quarterback: Murray didn't mind putting in the work to get his knee better following surgery on his right ACL, and he was funny.
Really, really funny. «A lot funnier than he puts on,» Humphries said. If you ask Murray who's the funniest person on the team, he'll ultimately say himself — according to wide receiver Marquise Brown, who has known Murray since college at Oklahoma. «Like 100 percent,» Brown said. «He thinks he's so funny.