The Arizona Cardinals will have a new face behind center on Sunday.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, fifth-round rookie Clayton Tune will make his first NFL start when the team visits the Cleveland Browns.
Cardinals’ rookie fifth-round pick Clayton Tune is expected to make his first NFL start Sunday at Cleveland, per sources. pic.twitter.com/KxgPD2YBYe
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 4, 2023
There was a chance that we got to see Kyler Murray back on the field for the first time since Jonathan Gannon took over as head coach.
The Cardinals traded Joshua Dobbs to the Minnesota Vikings, leaving the door open for a QB change in the desert.
Murray tore his ACL last season, and some reported that he would be ready to play in the final third of the season.
His recovery seemed to be kind of ahead of schedule, but it seems like the organization will take things slowly with their franchise quarterback.
Tune has played just one snap this season — a fake punt in Week 7 vs. the Seattle Seahawks.
He was solid in the preseason though, completing 34 of 59 passes for one score and one interception.
The Cardinals have only won one game this season, and it doesn’t seem like that’s going to change for the remainder of the year, at least with the way the roster is constructed.
Starting Murray would pretty much go against their own interests, as they could be in line to get the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Whether they will use it to find Murray’s replacement by getting USC star Caleb Williams as some speculate, trade it, or get a player from a different position, remains to be seen.
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