The Oakland Athletics are getting burned on their recent first-round draft pick, but that will help the New York Giants in the upcoming NFL draft. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the A’s expect Kyler Murray to enter the NFL draft rather than join the team in Spring Training.
Murray, the Heisman Trophy winner, projects to be a high pick should he pursue his NFL dreams. The last time a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback wasn’t drafted in the first round in their eventual draft year was Jason White, who won the trophy in 2003.