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Kalan Hooks, ESPN
Although Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray’s main mission in the Big Apple was to hand the New York Jets a loss in Week 10, he wanted to try out the city as a tourist the following week.
After a busy weekend that included attending UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Murray stuck around to enjoy more of the New York City experience on his bye week. On Monday, the Cardinals quarterback posted a video on TikTok trying a slice of Joe’s Pizza.
Along with his social media manager, Emma Tani, Murray tried the pizza alongside another customer who didn’t seem to recognize the star quarterback.
Tani asked Murray what he thought of the pizza. He replied “Solid,” before asking the customer who shared the same table as him for his opinion.
“What do you think, brother?” Murray asked his fellow customer.
The stranger responded to Murray, saying the pizza wasn’t bad, prompting Murray to ask what slices they ordered.
Murray went further by meeting the pizza maker through a friendly exchange.
“What’s your name, brother?” -Murray asked.
“My name is Surya, what is your name?” they responded.
Murray responded with his name before asking Surya how to spell their name and finding out that they are from Switzerland.
Murray’s opinion of the pizza seemed to coincide with Surya’s, expressing that the slice was too spicy and that “the bread is not breaded.”
He convinced Surya that he and his entourage were pizza connoisseurs, prompting the customer to question his interests in pizza.
“So you guys try different pizzas or just this one?” -Surya asked.
Murray had the appropriate tourist response: “No, I’m just enjoying New York.”
Murray and Arizona will face the Seattle Seahawks in Week 12.
