Kyler Murray fires again at Patrick Peterson's newest criticism

The continued drama between ex-teammates Patrick Peterson and Kyler Murray took one other public flip Wednesday.

Peterson, the previous longtime Arizona Cardinals cornerback who now performs for the Minnesota Vikings, criticized the star QB throughout the newest episode of his podcast. Peterson claimed that Playing cards coach Kliff Kingsbury, who's below heavy scrutiny amid a 4-8 season, is being made the scapegoat for the failures of others within the group — particularly Murray and normal supervisor Steve Keim.

"The loopy factor about it's, the man who employed him [Kingsbury] will nonetheless have a job," Peterson mentioned of Keim.

Peterson then took issues a step additional when co-host Bryant McFadden asserted that Murray's recent criticism of the Playing cards' scheme was disrespectful towards Kingsbury.

"Kyler Murray do not care about no one however Kyler Murray," Peterson mentioned. "That is only a matter of truth."

That soundbite rapidly made the rounds on social media, and caught the eye of Murray himself, who responded on Twitter.

The general public spat comes one month after Peterson took photographs at Murry and Keim following the Vikings' 34-26 win over the Cardinals in Week 8. Throughout that recreation, because the Minnesota protection celebrated a Harrison Smith interception off Murray, Peterson appeared to imitate placing on a headset and enjoying video video games as his teammates struck totally different poses ultimately zone.

Murray, who overlapped with Peterson for 2 seasons in Arizona, is a famously avid gamer. That exercise was on the coronary heart of the Cardinals together with a controversial clause in Murray's contract extension that mandated he completes 4 hours of unbiased movie examine per week. The clause was later eliminated after the previous No. 1 total choose fired again in a stunning impromptu press conference, stating that he refused to let his "work ethic be in query."

When Peterson was requested in regards to the celebration after the Vikings win, he slyly referenced considered one of Murray's favourite video games, "Name of Obligation."

Accordingly, Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare II, the nineteenth and newest installment within the world-famous online game franchise, had been launched two days prior.

However Peterson was not completed swiping at his former workforce. Whereas strolling off the sector after that October recreation, Peterson confronted a digital camera crew from KPNX-TV, a neighborhood Phoenix information station, and demanded to know Keim's whereabouts.

"He is nonetheless operating from me," Peterson mentioned. "That is who I need to speak to. Man-to-man, face-to-face. Cease operating… I need to speak to him in his [sic] face. I do not need him to see this. I need to see him person-to-person… Cease operating. He mentioned he was going to name me again, it is two years later."

Peterson additionally leveled one other accusation in opposition to the franchise with which he spent the primary 10 years of his NFL profession.

Keim and the Cardinals stunned outdoors observers after they selected to not re-sign Peterson after the 2020 season. The previous All-Professional cornerback finally signed with the Vikings, who at the moment are 9-2 in Peterson's second season there.

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