The Arizona Cardinals officially made the roster move everyone knew was coming. They activated quarterback Kyler Murray from the PUP reserve, placing him finally on the 53-man active roster.
The Cardinals had opened his 21-day practice window, designating him to return three weeks ago on Wednesday. Tuesday was the 21st day. He had to be activated by Wednesday before practice or he would have reverted to PUP for the remainder of the season.
Murray last played in December last season against the New England Patriots when he tore his ACL. He had surgery in January and now is 10 months beyond that.
Head coach Jonathan Gannon said Monday that Murray would start this weekend against the Atlanta Falcons provided all goes well in practice. He will get the full load of first-team reps to prep for the game.
The Cardinals went 1-8 this season while he was on PUP and 0-4 to end last season in the games he didn’t start after his knee injury.
To make room for Murray on the active roster, they placed cornerback Bobby Price, who had played well on special teams, on injured reserve.
They also released receiver Daniel Arias from the practice squad, presumably to make room for Andre Baccellia, whom they signed to the roster from the practice squad to play on Sunday and then released on Monday.
The Cardinals and Falcons play Sunday at State Farm Stadium at 2:05 p.m. Arizona time.
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