As an organization, the Arizona Cardinals couldn’t have been more proud. Quarterback Kyler Murray was standing in front of an esteemed audience, accepting a prestigious award on Super Bowl weekend. The gamble that the Arizona front office had taken on the undersized signal-caller during last year’s draft had apparently paid off.
Murray, 2019’s first-overall pick, was voted the NFL’s “Offensive Rookie of the Year” by the Associated Press. The youngster accomplished a rare feat for a franchise that has existed in the National Football League for 100 years. It was quite an honor, and one that had been bestowed upon only two other players in Cardinals history.