The former No. 1 overall pick is still recovering from a devastating knee injury that ended his 2022 campaign prematurely. While the franchise committed a market-altering deal to Murray last offseason, murmurs have already started about the new front office jettisoning the superstar signal-caller and starting fresh with Caleb Williams. As exciting as Williams is, might the franchise opt to stick with Murray and instead pawn off the No. 1 overall pick to the highest bidder? The return in a hypothetical trade-down would be unprecedented. Now, I know what you’re saying, ‘Hunter, why would anyone give up the chance at Williams’? To that, I say fair enough. I would certainly not argue with anyone who chooses to restart with Williams on a rookie deal. But let’s have fun for a minute and take a different route. What would an early-season mock draft look like for the Cardinals if they keep Kyler Murray?
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