The Facts:
Murray's long-awaited NFL debut finally arrived Friday afternoon when he took the field for the first day of the Arizona Cardinals' rookie minicamp. But Murray didn't have the right cleats. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner limped to the podium for his post-practice news conference after practicing in cleats that weren't broken in. The footwear Murray wanted had not been delivered to the Cardinals' practice facility by the time he took the field. "My feet hurt a little bit," Murray said. "It's been a long time since I put cleats on. I've been running around. The cleats were pretty new."
Diehards Line:HC Kliff Kingsbury wasn't concerned about his prized rookie's feet and said the team will try to get the right cleats delivered by Saturday's practice. Other than his feet being sore, Murray said he felt "pretty good" after taking the field for a practice for the first time since preparing in December for the Orange Bowl. ... Friday was a long time coming for both Kingsbury and Murray. Kingsbury recruited Murray as a 15-year-old sophomore in high school. Seven years later, Kingsbury finally had a chance to coach the quarterback he has long coveted. But Kingsbury was tempered in his initial evaluation of Murray's first practice, describing the rookie's performance as "not bad." Murray self-evaluated his practice with two words: "All right." But, the rookie pointed out, one practice wasn't enough to develop a familiarity with his receivers. ... Stay tuned. We'll undoubtedly be hearing more.