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Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman winner Kyler Murray is now expected to enter the NFL draft and is leaning towards a football career despite a report last month indicating that he would follow through on his baseball commitment after being selected by MLB’s Oakland A’s with the No. 9 overall pick in last year’s draft. However, the A’s are not going down without a fight. Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweets that Athletics GM Billy Beane and other members of the team’s front office are meeting with Murray on Sunday in an effort to convince him to stick with baseball (the deadline for Murray’s application for entry into the NFL draft is Monday). As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk writes, the A’s don’t necessarily need a firm decision from Murray on Sunday. All they need is for Murray to not slam the door on baseball, because until he does, there’s a good chance that no NFL team will spend a first-round pick on him. And if Murray is not going to be a first-round choice, he may be inclined to stay with baseball.
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