Kyler Murray to undergo knee surgery after New Years

During the Cardinals' game against the Buccaneers on Sunday night, NBC's Melissa Stark

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said the Cardinals quarterback could get his torn ACL back on Jan. 3 in Dallas.

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Train Kliff Kingsbury had previously said that Murray's surgery could show up sometime after Christmas.

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. After the Cardinals' 19-16 loss beyond regulation to the Bucs, Kingsbury

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said he still hadn't heard of Murray's particular schedule. According to the report

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the timeline for Murray's return would be roughly nine months, which would mean October 2023, roughly

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According to the document, the timeline for Murray's return could be roughly 9 months,

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, which would suggest October 2023, roughly 4 games into the season, give or take.

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