It’s time for the NFL combine. And guess what are headlining again.
Yes, quarterbacks. One in particular.
Kyler Murray just walked away from $4.6 million guaranteed as Major League Baseball’s first-round draft choice of the Oakland Athletics. This week, the Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma will walk into the NFL combine a world away from baseball’s spring training he’s skipping. He’ll be in frosty Indiana intent on becoming the first player drafted in the first round in both football and baseball.
Murray — his performance and explanation about choosing the unknown, absolutely not-guaranteed life of the injury-filled NFL over baseball — will dominate this annual scouting showcase that runs through next Monday.