Kyler Murray attended the NFL Draft on Thursday night with expectations that he would be the first player to hear his name called, and he made a big fashion statement for one of the most important events of his life.
Murray showed up to the draft in Nashville rocking a pink pinstripe suit. He said the wardrobe choice inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in “The Great Gatsby,” which is his favorite movie.
Kyler Murray says his pink suit was inspired by The Great Gatsby.
"That's my favorite movie. @LeoDiCaprio had on the pink suit in one of the scenes and I thought it was pretty smooth."#OUDNA | #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/dxuqNeuq5E
— Sooner Gridiron (@soonergridiron) April 25, 2019
Murray is not the first prominent athlete to rock a pink suit, but only the most confident can pull it off. The Heisman Trophy winner wore it well.
