Cardinals quarterback Murray says he’ll kneel for anthem this season

Quarterback Kyler Murray says he’ll be kneeling during the national anthem this season.

The Arizona Cardinals’ emerging star — who was the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 — wasn’t particularly vocal about social issues during his first season but said that would change in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, a black man, while in police custody in Minneapolis.

“Yeah, I’ll be kneeling,” Murray said

Wednesday. “I stand for what’s right, that’s the bottom line. I call it like I see it. What’s been going on is completely wrong. I’ll definitely be taking a knee.”

Murray, 22, said he didn’t have a lot of bad experiences with the police growing up but added that he was lucky because he’s usually recognized as a famous football player. The quarterback said the “peaceful protests, I think they’re amazing” and he is confident younger people will be the catalyst for real progress.

“I do feel like we’ll see change,” Murray said. “Just because my generation, we’re so diverse. We know what racism is but I feel like there’s not a lot of it in my generation.

“I know generations above me, my parents’ generation, there’s a lot of racism, whether we want to believe it or not, there is. There’s a lot of hate in this world, but I think what’s happening, what we’re seeing right now, is huge.”

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Anthony Lynn said Kaepernick fits the style of quarterback Los Angeles is looking for, but the third-year head coach hasn’t spoken to him. Lynn was also quick to point out he first wants to see how the three quarterbacks he has on the roster perform.

“It would be something I think any team would have to explore with a talent of that caliber that is available under these circumstances,” Lynn said.