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As news about the NFL Draft Combine heats up, the attention turns to Kyler Murray and what he plans to do now that he's officially a football player. His measurements are in and looking good for him, but it appears he doesn't plan on throwing at all:
#Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray told scouts & personnel people of several NFL teams that he doesn't plan to throw at the Combine, sources say. They cautioned Murray is a competitor who could throw after seeing everyone else do it, but as of last night, Murray’s plan is not to do much.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 28, 2019
According to the NFL, Murray has made it clear that he doesn't plan to throw at the combine. This, however, doesn't mean that he won't participate in other aspects of the combine, but he's simply holding off on the throwing aspect. At least for now.
Murray was initially planning on playing baseball and was drafted by the Oakland Athletics, but he did an about-face and chose football. Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden wanted to be sure that Kyler Murray is, indeed, committed to the sport, and he believes that he's more than capable of handling the “career switch” from baseball to football:
“Yeah, I believe him. My dad drafted Bo Jackson. So, I asked him three times, ‘Are you serious?' ‘Are you really?' Because no one thought Bo would play baseball back in the day. At least we didn't, in Tampa. But it's a sensitive issue. Obviously, the Oakland A's drafted him. We're with the Oakland Raiders. So, you want to make sure that the information you gather is correct.”
Kyler Murray has made clear that he's interested in — and committed — to playing football. He also is probably going to compete in Oklahoma's Pro Day on March 13, and he's looking at a likely first-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft.
