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The Arizona Cardinals released a promo video Thursday in conjunction with the release of their 2019 regular season schedule.

Among the players featured in the video? Wide receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk, running back David Johnson and defensive end Chandler Jones.

Noticeably absent from the video? Quarterback Josh Rosen, who has seen his name continue to be brought up in trade speculation before the 2019 NFL draft.

The slight in the video, produced by the team and released on the team's Twitter account, prompted more speculation about the quarterback's future in Arizona.

The Cardinals have been linked to Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray in NFL draft speculation. Arizona holds the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL draft, which will have its first round on April 25.

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Cards Wire's Jess Root gave his take on Rosen's curious absence in the video and what it could mean:

"This might be the biggest sign that the team is at least heavily considering trading him and taking Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first overall pick in the draft. All signs have pointed to the Cardinals drafting Murray for some time. Coach Kliff Kingsbury tried to recruit him out of high school. He gushed about him when Texas tech player Oklahoma. He wants Murray on his team. The Cardinals have the opportunity to do it but it will basically force them to have to trade Rosen.

"Rosen was supposed to be the quarterback of the future and he isn’t even featured once on the 2019 schedule video. It is clear he is on his way out of town."

In the Cardinals' defense, Rosen actually does show up in the video, if you look closely.

There's a brief shot of him 56 seconds in.

Rosen missing on promotional calendar, too

Rosen is also missing from the Arizona Cardinals' 2019 schedule promotional calendar, which was produced by the team.

Johnson, Patrick Peterson, Fitzgerald and Jones are featured on it.

The quarterback's absence from the calendar didn't do anything to stop the rumors about Arizona possibly trading Rosen.

Root wrote: "The Cardinals have not openly made Rosen available but they are certainly going out of their way to make sure he is not featured on anything, as they have not decided what they will do with him. After all, he is supposed to be their quarterback of the future. If that is going to be Murray, then it makes sense not to have Rosen anywhere.

"However, this just serves as more evidence that the Cardinals are definitely leaning in the direction of trading Rosen, if the decision hasn’t already been made."

People weighed on Rosen's absence from the schedule materials:

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