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Mike LaFleur: No time frame for decision on Cardinals QB Kyler Murray
Nov 3, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) leaves the field after defeating the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The assumption around Kyler Murray has been that the quarterback will not return to the Arizona Cardinals for an eighth season.
While that could still be the case, new Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur has given no indication of a timeline for when a decision will be made.
“Just like everything else on the roster, open conversations in this building,” LaFleur said in a Wednesday press conference. “No time frame on that.”
Murray, 28, appeared in just five games last season before going on injured reserve with a foot injury that wound up ending his season in early October.
He’s guaranteed $36.8 million for the 2026 season as part of the five-year, $230 million extension he signed with the Cardinals. But he also will have his base salary of $19.5 million for the 2027 season guaranteed if he’s still on the roster March 15, putting a deadline of sorts on when Arizona would need to trade or release him.
Murray, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, has appeared in eight or fewer games two of the past three seasons. He’s started all 87 career games he has played for the Cardinals, throwing for 20,460 yards, 121 touchdowns and 60 interceptions while rushing for 3,193 yards and 32 touchdowns.
Veteran Jacoby Brissett stepped up in place of Murray last season, throwing for 3,366 yards, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 14 games (12 starts) last season.
Brissett, 33, is a likely starting candidate entering LaFleur’s first season in Arizona if the team doesn’t elect to use its third overall pick in the April draft on a quarterback.
The Cardinals finished 3-14 in the tough NFC West in 2025 and fired coach Jonathan Gannon on Jan. 5 after three seasons.
–Field Level Media
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Wrexham's Premier League promotion bid falls short
Wrexham’s George Dobson and Lewis O’Brien in action against Ipswich Town’s Jens Cajuste on Feb. 13, 2026. Wrexham fell agonizingly short of a fourth consecutive promotion Saturday, putting their Premier League dreams on hold for another season.
The Welsh club, owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, finished in seventh place in the English League Championship following a disappointing 2-2 home draw against Middlesbrough.
Hull City (21-15-10, 73 points) leapfrogged Wrexham (19-13-14, 71 points) to finish sixth and claim the fourth and final spot in the promotion playoffs along with Millwall, Southampton and Middlesbrough. Table-topper Coventry and runner-up Ipswich Town earned automatic promotions.
All four goals Saturday came before halftime. Wrexham led 2-1 after Sam Smith’s goal in the 41st minute, but David Strelec netted the game-winner for Middlesbrough just two minutes later.
Wrexham’s remarkable rise saw them climb from the fifth-tier National League in 2022-23 to League Two in 2023-24, League One in 2024-25 and the Championship in 2025-26.
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Pirates reinstate INF Jared Triolo (knee) from injured list
Apr 3, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jared Triolo (19) in the batting cage before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated infielder Jared Triolo from the 10-day injured list ahead of their Saturday game against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.
Triolo, 28, last played for the Pirates on April 3 due to an injury to the patellar tendon in his right knee.
The former Gold Glove winner batted .217 (5-for-23) with one RBI in six games with Pittsburgh before the injury. He hit .278 with one homer and three RBIs in five rehab games with Class A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona.
To make room on the 26-man roster, the Pirates optioned infielder/outfielder Nick Yorke to Triple-A Indianapolis after Friday’s 9-1 win against the Reds.
Yorke, 24, batted .221 with a home run and six RBIs in 23 games for Pittsburgh.
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Report: Mets C Luis Torrens gets 2-year, $11.5M extension
Apr 9, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens (13) reaches for the ball during the seventh inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens reportedly celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday with a nice payday.
Torrens agreed to a two-year, $11.5 million contact extension for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, according to The Athletic.
A backup catcher in his ninth season, Torrens is batting .200 with two doubles and four RBIs in 13 games this season, his third with the Mets. He is earning $2.275 million for 2026.
Known for his defense, Torrens is a career .226 hitter with 27 homers and 127 RBIs in 421 games with the San Diego Padres (2017, 2019-20), Seattle Mariners (2020-23), Chicago Cubs (2023) and Mets.
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Wrexham's Premier League promotion bid falls short
Pirates reinstate INF Jared Triolo (knee) from injured list
