Overview
- Seattle thrashed Arizona 44-22 after a 35-0 start, with Jacoby Brissett losing two strip‑sacks for touchdowns as broader protection, coverage and run‑defense issues surfaced.
- Kyler Murray is on injured reserve with a foot injury and must miss at least three games, leaving Brissett as the starter after three strong outings followed by the setback in Seattle.
- Coach Jonathan Gannon accepted blame for the loss, saying "It falls on me," while public messaging around QB1 has ranged from backing Murray long term to comments suggesting Brissett would remain the starter.
- OverTheCap details show a 2026 cap charge around $53 million and $36.8 million already guaranteed, with a fifth‑day‑of‑league‑year trigger that complicates release or trade timing and makes a salary‑eating trade the cleaner cap path.
- League chatter has escalated, with ESPN reporting many expect Arizona to explore a trade or cut after the season, betting markets posting potential destinations, and one anonymous executive even suggesting Murray try baseball, all characterized as speculation.