Murray to start for Cards, Chargers to sit Rivers

NFL fans will get their first look at No. 1 pick Kyler Murray when the Arizona Cardinals host the Los Angeles Chargers in their preseason debut Thursday night, but they won't see counterpart Philip Rivers. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said the 37-year-old Rivers, entering his 16th season, won't play, allowing the coaching staff to look at other options.

Instead, veteran Tyrod Taylor, fourth-year quarterback Cardale Jones and Easton Stick, a North Dakota State product drafted in the fifth round this year, will handle the quarterback duties. "We'll learn a lot about the depth that we have," Lynn said. "We expect that depth to continue to get better. [We have] a lot of young guys right now, and they're going to play. I don't want to put too much into Thursday, but it will be the first time we get a chance to see these guys in a live game."

First-year Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury hasn't said how long Murray, the 2018 Heisman Trophy winner, will play in Thursday's game.