Packers DC Jonathan Gannon: Kyler Murray can wreck video games for those who’re not coordinated

The Jonathan Gannon-Kyler Murray partnership in Arizona ended with each males transferring on after the 2025 season, however they’ll be again collectively for the primary sport of their new begins.

Gannon is now the Packers’ defensive coordinator, which suggests he’ll be charged with slowing Murray down in his debut because the Vikings’ beginning quarterback. In a press convention this week, Gannon mentioned that his expertise teaching Murray left him conscious of precisely what the protection needs to be on guard for on Sunday.

“Really good player,” Gannon mentioned, through WLUK. “He’s in a really good offense with some elite players. Obviously I’ve got nothing but love and respect for K-1. He’s competitive, he’s smart, he can make all the throws and he can beat you with his legs. So a bigtime challenge. As I know firsthand what this guy can do with his legs and he can train wreck the game real fast if you’re not coordinated the right way. We gotta contain him. We gotta be ready to plaster at all times ‘cause he has just kind of a way of getting out that pocket and extending plays. And then when he’s out that pocket is when I think he’s most dangerous.”

Murray was shut down after hurting his foot early within the 2025 season and that call was tied to contractual issues because the Cardinals needed to keep away from being on the hook for any of his 2027 cash. That didn’t assist Gannon preserve his job and shutting down his former quarterback can be the easiest way to start out his new gig on the appropriate foot.