Kyler Murray confirmed on Monday night that he will play football this fall, and he says the Oakland A’s know about it.
The Oklahoma Sooners two-sport athlete was drafted No. 9 overall by the A’s following a big season for the baseball team this spring. Murray also is in line to replace Baker Mayfield as the Sooners’ quarterback in the fall.
The redshirt sophomore told the media that he will play football this fall.
Kyler Murray: “I will be playing football this year"
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) June 5, 2018
According to ESPN’s Jake Trotter, Murray said he’s already discussed his plans to play football with the A’s.
I made Murray confirm that he said, I will be playing football this year. Kyler’s response? “Confirmed.” Said he’s already discussed with the A's
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) June 5, 2018
Murray is set to make around $4.5 million guaranteed based on his draft slot, which has left many to wonder why he would consider playing football and risk injury, not to mention delay his development as a baseball player. The easy answer is because he wants to.
Murray was a two-sport star in high school — an All-American in both — played some quarterback for Texas A&M in 2015 and backed up Mayfield last fall. He’s been waiting a long time for this kind of opportunity and probably wants to see it through after putting in years of work.
