Following the news of Kyler Murray’s five-year, $230.5 million contract extension with the Cardinals agreed upon on Thursday, an old tweet from former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann resurfaced.
Back when Murray was at Oklahoma for three years, he played football and baseball. Even though he went the NFL route, he was regarded as one of the top MLB draft prospects of his class. He was drafted by the A’s in the 2018 MLB draft and even signed a contract with the team.
However, the quarterback ended up winning the Heisman Trophy in 2018, which helped solidify his choice to enter the NFL draft and not pursue an MLB career.