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Forget what you know about Kyler Murray. Size doesn't matter in the NFL

Let’s stop calling Kyler Murray "short."

The average height of an adult male in the U.S. is 5-foot-9. So, at 5-foot-10, the Cardinals No. 1 overall pick is more than likely taller than anyone reading these words. *

That’s a bad comparison, of course. Murray isn’t the average adult male in the U.S. He's an NFL starting quarterback, which, by definition, makes him elite.

It also makes him short, I guess.

Murray is going to be the shortest starting quarterback in the NFL this year.

At 5-10, he’s shorter than the average of 6-2 ½ by enough to notice if Murray and the proverbial "average NFL starting quarterback" were standing next to each other having a chat.