Kyler Murray had a rest day during the Cardinals' practice on Saturday. But that doesn't mean the fourth-year quarterback had the day off.Instead, Murray faced an interesting challenge from coach Kliff Kingsbury: calling in plays to the quarterbacks who were practicing. Kingsbury claimed it was a le son to show how difficult it is to call plays over the radio (and, he admitted, was predicated on some head-shaking by the franchise quarterback)."I just wanted him to know that, hey, this s ain't easy,"
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Ryan Pressly Jersey the game and not take it serious. It's disrespectful to my peers, to all the great athletes and players that are in this league. This game's too hard to play, the position that I play in this league, it's too hard.MORE: Whether Kingsbury's challenge to Murray had anything to do with that brief controversy is unknown. But it's clear the coach at least is embracing the mental aspect of Murray's
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