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Kyler Murray commits to becoming NFL QB

High Heat discusses Oakland A's 2018 first-round Draft pick Kyler Murray announcing his decision to commit to becoming an NFL quarterback

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MESA, Ariz. -- The A's won't be seeing Kyler Murray in camp on Friday, or anytime soon for that matter.

Murray has opted to forgo a future with the A's in favor of one with the NFL, voicing his decision to pursue a career as a quarterback in a tweet Monday morning -- less than two hours after A's executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane suggested he remained in negotiations with his 2018 first-round Draft pick and deemed the situation "fluid.