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Joe Theismann tells 2018 Heisman winner Kyler Murray to pick baseball

Will Kyler Murray stick with baseball or try his hand at football?

That's the burning question everyone wants the answer to after the A's first-round pick won the 2018 Heisman trophy on Saturday night.

Former NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion Joe Theismann has some advice for Murray on the choice: Stick with baseball.

Congratulations to Kyler Murray on winning the Heisman. Now go have a long career in baseball.

— Joe Theismann (@Theismann7) December 9, 2018

The A's gave Murray a $4.66 million signing bonus with the understanding that he would play his junior season at Oklahoma and then focus on his baseball career.