Kyler Murray has decided to play in the NFL over the MLB in a recent statement released on his Twitter account Monday morning.
Murray, who was drafted ninth overall by the Oakland Athletics, said in the statement that he is “firmly and committing,” his life and time to becoming an NFL quarterback.
Nowhere in Murray’s statement does it mention anything about his baseball career and whether or not it will continue as he prepares for the NFL draft.
Murray makes this decision four days before the A’s report for spring training. BY not going to spring training, Murray returns his signing bonus and forfeits whatever else he was supposed to make from his rookie contract to the Athletics. The A’s in return, get nothing; there is no return policy on draft picks that choose football over baseball.
Murray won the Heisman Trophy in 2018 so choosing football when you’re at that high of a level in football is really a no brainer. Overall, he’s a tremendous athlete, but it’s clear that he is better at football than baseball. He can play both, other players have done it in the past, so I’m not sure why he doesn’t just do the two. Could it be fear of injuries? Probably. Could it be money? More than likely.
Do you think he made the right decision? Would you play football or baseball? Or both? Leave a comment below.