Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray is heading to New York this weekend for the Heisman Trophy presentation, and then he’s heading to the College Football Playoff. But whether he ever plays football again after the playoff remains to be seen.
Murray is a Major League Baseball first-round draft pick who has already signed a multimillion-dollar contract with the Oakland A’s, and he said in an interview with fellow quarterback-turned-baseball player Tim Tebow that he still needs to decide what he wants to do next.
Murray has previously indicated that he thinks baseball is his future, but he has played so well at Oklahoma this year that he might have better prospects in the NFL draft than previously believed. Although he’s listed at 5-foot-10, awfully short for an NFL quarterback, he’s such a dynamic playmaker that some NFL teams might be willing to take him in the first round of the draft. In that case, Murray sounds like he’s open to the possibility of paying back his baseball signing bonus and giving the NFL a try.
This should excite Bw in DC.
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Slightly different since Weinke went to baseball then college football then the NFL.
Take the potential at getting hundres of millions in guaranteed money.
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Murray is a tremendous college QB but I think he'd be smart to stick with baseball.
Kinda reminds me of Charlie Ward. Ward was a bit bigger, though.
I've always said I would love nothing more than to have been a Super Bowl winning QB. But given the options, I'd much rather have an 18 year career in the majors as a middling player bouncing around the league. Healthier and much richer by the end of the career.
If someone picks him high enough, he'll make more money his first 5 years than he would in baseball his first 5 years.
He always has the option to go back to baseball if things don't work out with football. Probably not true the other way around.
I hope he chooses baseball. Better for his health and contracts are guaranteed. You get your money cut, injured or playing once signed.
Signed a large bonus with the As, so he must be really, really good at baseball.
could he be leveraging being an NFL draft pick to get more $$ from the A's?
Baseball is the safer pick, but how good is he supposed to be?
Excellent point. Any chance you might consider picking a baseball message board instead?
And the whole "long-term" or brains scrambled argument doesn't apply to QBs.... especially with the league probably two years away from just having QBs wear different colored jerseys with flags attached to their hips.
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Would pick football over baseball.
Excellent point. Any chance you might consider picking a baseball message board instead?
Why...just why...
8 people have said the same exact thing as I have but you have a hard on for me for some reason.
Weirdo.
Favre played in a completely different era. I haven't read how many documented concussions Rodgers and Luck have had. Of course, players xYZ all had torn rotator cuff and tommy John surgeries.... we can all play this game.
Point remains : QBs have much longer health and duration versus other positions. It's not a no brainer - the kid should pick the sport he has more passion for.
It's an interesting dynamic with KM. His agent is Scott Boras, strongly suggesting baseball is the path. And the A's gave him a $4.6M+ signing bonus with the strong indications he will be fast tracked to the show.
On the other hand, KM's dad played at A&M in the early '80s. So football flows through his veins. He is a great college player. I think he's the most complete, dynamic offense force I've ever seen at the college game - great passer and a great runner. Lamar Jackson was a force too. But far from the thrower that KM is.
However, as cited above, the X factor is his size. If he was blessed with four more inches, KM would be a top three pick - easily. If not the top pick. Great arm, release, mobility, smart, leader, tough...everything. But those damn inches...
It's a very tough prediction where he'd go in the draft if he decides on football. I think second round at best. There are really important historical metrics in the NFL that equal success. And size is critical. So it would be a real leap of faith to ignore that and invest a first round pick.
Baseball makes the most sense just based on the pounding he'd avoid and longevity. I guess the decision would also come down to this - which profession can he advance the quickest to get to the next contract. And the biggest contract...
And the whole "long-term" or brains scrambled argument doesn't apply to QBs.... especially with the league probably two years away from just having QBs wear different colored jerseys with flags attached to their hips.
He officially measured as 5'9" before the MLB draft. He is not even 5'10". He is 3 inches shorter than Brees and 2 inches shorter than Wilson. And he is about 20lbs less than Brees and 30lbs less than Wilson.
He's a great player and if he was 4 inches taller he would be a lock to go number 1 no question. Do the 2/3 inches Brees and Wilson on him really make a huge difference? Hard to say.
I realize the money in baseball is nuts but its take a long time to get to FA. QBs make a ton of money now. Injury risk in baseball is such more lower though...
The NCAA allows you to take pro money in one sport and retain eligibility in other sports.
Yeah but the counter argument is, baseball sucks.
Play a sport where your measurables might be a liability? Or play a sport that sucks? I can see the dilemma.
don't know what position he plays? At his size, my guess
would be infielder like Russell Wilson.
Play a sport where your measurables might be a liability? Or play a sport that sucks? I can see the dilemma.
My, aren't you tremendously witty.
If you were promised the same level of success in the NFL and MLB, I could see MLB being the much better option.
There is a chance he goes to the minors, can't hit as well as he did last year in college, and just never makes it.
What if you're equally promised no success in either league?
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If you were promised the same level of success in the NFL and MLB, I could see MLB being the much better option.
What if you're equally promised no success in either league?
Then take the NFL contract you get through the draft if it pays more than the MLB signing bonus you already agreed to.
So no consideration of possible future outcomes which aren't guaranteed? Sounds like a pretty simple decision.