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A source told Adam that Kyler Murray is expected to start at quarterback for Arizona against the Chicago Bears.
The Cards wide receiver is questionable for the Bears due to a leg injury, but is expected to play. The veteran could be used less often due to his injury and the weather.
In the week leading up to the Bears game, the coach and the team took their usual cautious approach to Murray's status, considering his high left ankle injury. The quarterback's status will be a game-time decision, in part because of strategy and in part because of the memory of last year's tailspin, according to the coach.
Murray was better this week and he's hopeful that he'll be ready to roll. Murray injured his ankle in the final moments of the Week 8 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
The Arizona football team has a 9-2 record, the best in the NFL, and is in first place in theNFC West.
The late-season tailspin last year, when Arizona went 3-6 after starting 5-2, was a factor in the fact that Kingsbury was ultra-cautious with Murray.
We didn't finish the right way last year, so I think we want to finish the right way this season. We're trying to be smart about it.
Murray's ankle has taken a long time to heal because of high ankle sprains. Everyone knows that.
The open portion of practice Friday was not for the man who was limited Wednesday and Thursday.
"We're just being smart," he said. We want to make sure he feels good for the stretch run, so we'll run him on Sunday and see if he can go.
The last two weeks off helped him a lot.
He said rest is key.
When he comes back, he doesn't think he'll be rusty, and he isn't concerned about his injury responding to him playing at full speed.
He said he knows what he can do when he's healthy. Go out there and help the team win.
Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer for the sports network.
