Kyler Murray, teammates worked out together in Texas

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The NFLPA’s warning has fallen on deaf ears as NFL quarterbacks continue to gather teammates and work out together off site.

Kyler Murray is the latest.

The Cardinals quarterback posted video on social media Monday of his work with teammates at Allen High School, where Murray went to high school north of Dallas.

It marked the first time he has gotten on-field work with DeAndre Hopkins.

Christian Kirk, Dan Arnold, Chase Edmonds, Kenyan Drake, Maxx Williams, Trent Sherfield and Drew Anderson also are identified as participating by Darren Urban of the team website. Brett Hundley and Eno Benjamin previously posted pictures on social media of their participation.

PFT previously reported Murray invited 20 teammates to Dallas for workout sessions from Sunday to Wednesday. Murray paid for everything from travel to lodging to food, costing him more than $40,000.

It is unclear if all 20 showed up.

Tom Brady, Russell Wilson and Matthew Stafford are other quarterbacks who have ignored the NFLPA’s advisement to stop group workouts before training camp.

Training camps are scheduled to begin in a month.

16 responses to “Kyler Murray, teammates worked out together in Texas

  1. Murray has only 1 year under his belt. Drake was only there at the end. Now you throw in Hopkins who is a top 3 WR in this league. I don’t blame them for wanting to get some work in. Ditto in Tampa. No good teams want to start the year already 2 steps behind. This just in, the Jets and Lions are already 11 steps behind.

  2. A bunch of healthy guys out getting some vitamin D and strengthening their immune system. What a crime!

    Seriously though, if we all took care of our bodies like professional athletes do COVID-19 wouldn’t stand a chance.

  3. They are adults. That get paid handsomely to play a sport. Unless the league and union agree to directly order them to stop, let them at it.

  4. Don’t image they’ll get any credit for erring on the side of caution now if they fail to perform later. Not being prepared could cost any one of them millions.

  5. It’s a calculated risk. Hopefully, they all stay healthy. It may be better for teams to break into smaller squads like this first when they get to training camp to minimize the entire team getting ill. Everyone is trying out possible workaround solutions and not all of them are going to work. This might be a good one and kudos for Murray for putting it together.

  6. i read that the NFLPA says they should not practice. if all teams are not doing it, then no one should. suspend them the first 4 games of the season. them and brady in florida are no better than the other 30 teams that are following suggested guidelines.

  7. geobh, the “NFLPA says they should not practice” is not the same as a rule that says they “CAN’T” or “aren’t allowed to” practice, no foul here!

  8. geobh says:
    June 29, 2020 at 7:44 pm
    i read that the NFLPA says they should not practice. if all teams are not doing it, then no one should. suspend them the first 4 games of the season. them and brady in florida are no better than the other 30 teams that are following suggested guidelines.

    -/

    Dumb!

    It’s a RECOMMENDATION not a rule.
    They can’t be suspended

  9. He paid how much to fly, house and feed his buds in Texas? Couldnt he have done this in AZ?

  10. geobh says:
    June 29, 2020 at 7:44 pm
    i read that the NFLPA says they should not practice. if all teams are not doing it, then no one should. suspend them the first 4 games of the season. them and brady in florida are no better than the other 30 teams that are following suggested guidelines.

    —-

    Suspend them for what exactly? What rule did they break?

  11. THIS is what “Leadership” looks like folks…! (a.k.a. put your money where your mouth is). You don’t think every Cardinals player is not going to give their 110% for this young man?

    He just set the tone for the entire season (if we can get Ione going?)

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