Baseball or football? That’s the choice in front of Kyler Murray, Athletics draft pick and Oklahoma quarterback, as he ponders whether to declare for the NFL draft ahead of Monday’s midnight deadline. The likelihood of Murray choosing football is strong enough that, on Sunday, the A’s and MLB both sent representatives to try to talk him into sticking with baseball. The likeliest solution is Oakland—which gave Murray a $4.66 million signing bonus after taking him with the ninth pick of last year’s draft—offering him a new major league contract that would pay him more guaranteed money and give him a 40-man roster spot.
Baseball or Football? There's No Easy Choice for Two-Sport Star Kyler Murray
