Cardinals' Kyler Murray 'locked in' after late start in 2023 - ESPN

TEMPE, Ariz. — Nine practices into OTAs, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray says he can already see the differences being in the second year of a new system.

According to Murray, that has led him to also see what's ahead for a team that went 4-13 last year, but 3-4 after he returned in Week 10 from an ACL injury.

«I don't put any limitation on what we can do,» Murray said Wednesday in his first public remarks this offseason.

Murray missed last offseason while he rehabilitated his injury and learned new schemes and a new front office. This offseason, he said, has been spent building on what was accomplished last season.

«Me being out there, everybody being in the system a whole 'nother year, you can tell the difference out there,» he said. «Everybody's playing faster, more comfortable. The rookies that we had last year, a great group, it allowed them to play faster because they've been in it. Got a lot of reps, got a lot of meaningful reps last year, and then the rookies that we just added are a good group so far too, so I'm excited.»

Unlike last year, when he watched practice from the sideline while he worked with a trainer or stood alongside quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork, Murray is fully embedded in practices and meetings. This has given him a chance to immerse himself in a scheme that he only started practicing in three weeks before his first game of last season. He said he has been trying to build momentum around this team and feels like «we've done that.»

Murray said he can already sense a level of excitement from his teammates.

«There's definitely a juice around this team, a camaraderie about this team,» Murray said.

Reflecting on last season, Murray, the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019, said