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Archie Bradley, like Kyler Murray, had to make a decision between baseball and football

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Kyler Murray’s decision to forego a baseball career — at least for now — to play in the NFL surprised many for a couple of reasons.

The odds of suffering a serious injury in baseball are far less, and unlike football, every penny of a contract is guaranteed.

Nearly eight years ago, Archie Bradley faced a similar decision and chose to sign with the Diamondbacks rather than play football and baseball at the University of Oklahoma.

Bradley, who is from Broken Arrow, Okla., remains an avid Sooners fan, so he saw Murray play a lot, including live.