Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray: biography

Kyler Murray, who was born on August 7, 1997, is a Texas-born football player. Currently, he is a quarterback for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.

Childhood and youth

Kyler was raised in a well-established family in Bedford, Texas. His parents were Kevin Murray and Misun Henderson. During his childhood, Kyler loved playing chess. By the way, he has been obsessed with sports since he was a child because most of his family members were football and basketball players. Kyler studied at a public high school in Allen, Texas. In 2014, after completing his high school education, he attended a university in Texas.

Football career

In 2015, Kyler faced off against Kyle Allen for the starting quarterback job before the season. Kyler announced his transfer to the University of Oklahoma on December 24, 2015. He had to sit out the 2016 campaign due to NCAA transfer regulations. Kyler declared his intention to participate in the 2019 NFL Draft in January 2019. He declared on February 11 that he would give up baseball to concentrate on his football career. On September 8, 2019, Kyler took the field for his first NFL contest against the Detroit Lions. On April 27, 2022, the Cardinals exercised Kyler's fifth-year option. He agreed to a five-year, $230.5 million contract deal with the Cardinals on July 21, 2022, with a guaranteed $160 million of that sum.

Baseball career

One of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft was Kyler, who also played baseball. Kyler played second base and shortstop in high school. He was the first player in history to be selected for both the Under Armour All-America Football Game and the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game. After electing to enroll at Texas A&M, Kyler decided against entering the MLB draft. Before he announced his departure from Texas A&M on December 17, 2015, he was initially scheduled to play as an infielder for the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team in the 2016 campaign.

Personal life

Kyler's ethnicity is mixed, his grandmother (maternal) is a South Korean. Kyler has a strong belief in the Christian religion. When Kyler has free time, he prefers to spend it playing chess. It seems that Kyler has no girlfriend and has never been involved in such relationships.

Honors

Here is the list of awards that Kyler has achieved throughout his career:

• NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2019)
• Pro Bowl (2020, 2021)
• PFWA All-Rookie Team (2019)
• Heisman Trophy (2018)
• Davey O'Brien Award (2018)
• Manning Award (2018)
• AP College Football Player of the Year (2018)
• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (2018)
• First-team All-American (2018)
• First-team All-Big 12 (2018)

Here are Kyler's stats as of 2022:

• Passing attempts: 1,941.
• Passing completions: 1,297
• Completion percentage: 8%
• TD–INT: 82–40
• Passing yards: 13,648
• Passer rating: 6
• Rushing yards: 2,145
• Rushing touchdowns: 22

In 2020, Matt received the Revolution team MVP and Player of the Year titles. A year later, Turner was awarded MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. He is also the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best Goalkeeper title holder and won the Man of the Match award in the MLS All-Star game.