Author: Bob McManaman, Arizona Republic

Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury knows it won’t be easy with DeAndre Hopkins sitting out the first six games of the NFL season due to a suspension.

The Arizona Cardinals picked up the fifth-year option for Kyler Murray, the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.

The two sides aren’t close to an extension, but Cardinals general manager Steve Keim seems to have put trade rumors to rest.

Kylie Fitts wrote, “Due to too many concussions and the severity of my recent one, it is no longer safe for me to continue to play.”

According to NFL Media, contract talks between the Cardinals and Kyler Murray have gone nowhere, and the QB’s agent has pulled his opening offer.

The Cardinals backed coach Kliff Kingsbury and general manager Steve Keim by signing the two to lengthy contract extensions.

The Arizona Cardinals have been presented with win-and-in scenarios three straight weeks but have lost every game. Can they right the ship?

The Cardinals’ patchwork offensive line held its own vs. the Jaguars, but the challenge gets much tougher this week from Aaron Donald and the Rams.

The Cardinals have placed Malcolm Butler on the reserve/retired list a day after news surfaced the veteran cornerback was contemplating retirement.

Kyler Murray would rather not play in any preseason games. The Cardinals quarterback will see some time in one this Friday night, though.