Kyler Murray Is An NFL Hit But He Doesn't Take Them

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On one of the two hits that seemed the hardest – Nick Bosa delivering both after Murray had released a pass – Murray seemed to sidestep his way out of any serious harm. The other, Bosa took Murray to the ground.


The quick passes the Cardinals often employ help keep Murray untouched. But it's the way Murray maneuvers in tighter quarters that is the impressive part of the equation, with a few times with tacklers all around against the 49ers where he managed to get down to the ground without incident.


"Obviously no quarterback likes to get hit," Murray said. "When I am running, I'm trying to evade people and try and get as much yardage as I possibly can (and) also diagnose if there is a possibility I can take it all the way. There is a lot that goes through my mind when I take off. But it is instinctual (too), it's not like I'm sitting there thinking about all this in my head, making me play slow."


He also smartly doesn't let his competitive spirit cloud his judgment. He said there wasn't one time he felt the need to fight for any extra yards Sunday that would have compromised staying clean on a play.


"The best compliment I can give Kyler in his running ability is he knows how to not take hits," running back Chase Edmonds said. "I think he had 13 carries and I think he got tackled one time Sunday. If he is going to continue toting the ball 13 times and only hit one time, it's no problem at all."


News came from Washington Wednesday that Murray's former college teammate and last year's Panthers foil from Scottsdale – quarterback Kyle Allen – was serving as the Murray stand-in on the WFT scout team this week.


It's fair to say Allen will have a difficult time replicating what Murray might actually show the Washington Football Team.


"He gives me anxiety," Rivera said.


Normally, a quarterback exposing himself that much would give both head coaches anxiety. But Kingsbury has no worries about his QB after watching him sidestep trouble for a season plus one game.


"The way he can feel things, get down, protect himself, is really unique, but it's been practiced his entire football career and he takes pride in that," Kingsbury said. "He knows how valuable he's been to his team over his football career and he can't take any extra hits."

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