Cardinals predicted to trade Kyler Murray for another No. 1 overall pick QB
Kyler Murray has been viewed as a possible trade candidate for a long time.
Through all that, though, he's still the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.
But CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin recently proposed a wild deal that would move Murray away from the Cardinals for good.
He suggests the Cardinals should trade Murray to the Carolina Panthers for Bryce Young and a 2026 third-round pick.
Here's how Benjamin breaks it down:
"We have a long-suffering rebuilder punting on promise for proven results, with Carolina swapping out its former No. 1 overall pick for another former No. 1 with a deeper NFL resume. Murray may still be eyeing a true breakout, but he fits the profile of a Dave Canales project as a gifted but unsteady veteran; Canales, remember, all but got the Panthers job thanks to his revival of both Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield. And Arizona? They're still finding their bearings under Jonathan Gannon, so is it really that much of a risk to go from Murray to Young, who ended 2024 with conviction? Maybe a move to the desert could truly spark his growth."
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This would hinge just as much on Young as it would Murray.
In a lot of ways, Murray already seems to know what he is. Young is less certain.
Young finally put together a solid stretch of games to end the 2024 NFL season, so his value is higher than it has been in a while.
Is there a chance of a deal like this? It'd be a rare starting QB for starting QB swap.
But the Rams and Lions did it with Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford. It can happen.
It's probably just another fanciful way of imagining Kyler in a trade, but it'd be quite the prove-it deal if it ever did happen.
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