Cardinals QB Kyler Murray harbors ‘no hard feelings’ toward the Raiders fan who hit him Sunday night
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray wants to move on from Sunday’s incident with Raiders fan… saying he harbors ‘no hard feelings toward the guy’ adding if he sees him, ‘I’ll shake his hand’
- Las Vegas police have been investigating an incident where a fan struck Murray in the face after the Cardinals’ overtime win over the Raiders
- Murray seems set to move on, saying ‘Stuff happens fast’ and ‘No hard feelings’
- The Cardinals mounted a comeback to force OT late, winning the game 29-23
Following the wild ending between the Cardinals and Raiders on Sunday, Las Vegas police began investigating allegations that a fan struck Cards QB Kyler Murray in the face.
Murray addressed the incident on Wednesday, not condoning the events that happened, but seemed willing to move on from the situation.
‘Stuff happens fast,’ Murray said. ‘I don’t know. I know every person I’ve hit in the face, I did it for a reason. I don’t know if he probably didn’t know where he was — it was a pretty live game. Vegas is Vegas.
‘I’m sure he was having fun. But — I don’t know — I don’t think any player should be getting touched in that matter.
‘But no hard feelings toward the guy. If I see him, I’ll shake his hand. It is what it is.’
Murray ran over to a group of Cardinals fans near the end zone when the incident occurred. Video seemed to show the hand of a Raiders fan catching Murray in the face.
Video showed Murray appear stunned, but not injured, then attempted to identify the attacker in the mostly happy crowd.
Police in Las Vegas said Monday they’re investigating allegations that a fan in the stands struck Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray amid celebrations of Arizona’s 29-23 overtime victory over the Raiders
Murray was high-fiving front-row spectators at Allegiant Stadium following Byron Murphy Jr.’s game-ending fumble return on Sunday when a man appeared to reach out and smack Murray in the face with an open hand
Video showed Murray appear stunned, but not injured, then attempted to identify the attacker in the mostly happy crowd
When asked if regretted going toward the stands to celebrate, he replied, ‘No… I would do it all over again if I could.’
Officer Larry Hadfield, a Las Vegas police spokesman, confirmed that a battery complaint was made about 6:30pm at the stadium. The report was not immediately available.
Hadfield did not name Murray as the reporting person, but confirmed the allegation was that ‘a spectator at the stadium struck a professional football player.’
Hadfield said a suspect was not immediately identified and an investigation was ongoing.
Cardinals spokesman Mark Dalton declined to comment Monday. Although, head coach Kliff Kingsbury spoke on the matter at his Monday press conference and came down hard on the fan.
‘I think the guy is a low-life, whoever did it,’ Kingsbury said. ‘I hope they arrest him and he gets fired and he never can go to another game.’
Murray had an outstanding game, leading the Cardinals (1-1) to two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions in the final 8:13 of regulation to force overtime.
The victory was Arizona’s first since Murray agreed to a $230.5 million, five-year contract extension. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft after winning the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma in 2018.
Murray had an outstanding game, leading the Cardinals (1-1) to two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions in the final 8:13 of regulation to force overtime
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