INDIANAPOLIS — Here’s a counterpoint to everyone accusing Kyler Murray of not loving football or competition because he opted out of any on-field drills at the NFL Scouting Combine: What did he have to gain?
I think colleague Jonathan Jones nailed the why in his wrap-up from the combine Thursday. This week was about the perception of height and weight, of winning some battle of semantics—and that battle is over (for those who missed it, Murray measured at 5' 10 1/8" and 207 pounds). His reasoning for not wanting to run or throw after packing on weight to check another box should have been that obvious to the rest of us.