Just when it seemed that Kyler Murray had been anointed the heavy favorite to go No. 1 overall in April’s NFL draft, along came Charley Casserly. The NFL Network analyst and former general manager on Tuesday delivered a scathing summary of Murray’s performance at the league’s recently concluded scouting combine, prompting a strong pushback from the quarterback’s college coach Wednesday morning.
Casserly wasn’t talking about how the Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner fared in on-field drills, because Murray did not take part in any of those at the combine, opting merely to have his physical measurements taken.