The Arizona Cardinals finished the season 8-9 in 2024 after a four-win 2023 season. It was an improvement but also a disappointment because they went 2-5 after their bye week and, heading into the season finale on Sunday,

Arizona's offseason conversation will start with Murray. That's nothing new. It always starts with the quarterback.

Murray would know. One day, he was a rookie with the world in his hands. A Heisman Trophy winner. A top 10 pick in two sports. The number one pick in football, his chosen path. Undefeated in high school, rarely defeated in college. The undisputed future of a franchise that had rarely had one.