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Kyler Murray is said to be strongly considering entering the NFL Draft and pursuing a career in football, and the Oakland A’s are hoping they can change the mind of the star quarterback. The A’s drafted Murray with the ninth overall pick in the MLB Draft last year, and agreed to allow him to play one more season at Oklahoma. Murray’s agent, Scott Boras, has said all along that Murray is committed to playing baseball, but that no longer seems like a guarantee. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the A’s were scheduled to meet with Murray today to recruit him, in a sense. Murray’s chances at immediate success in the NFL seem greater than they would be with baseball, and he is reportedly planning to enter the NFL Draft. Unless health is his main reason for choosing baseball over football, he probably has an easier path to making big money in the NFL, especially with what we have heard about how NFL executives feel about him. If Murray does choose football, he would have to pay back the more than $4 milli
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