NFL draft prospect Kyler Murray acknowledged Saturday that informing the Oakland Athletics of his intention to play football rather than baseball weighed heavily on him.
According to ESPN.com's Jake Trotter, Murray revealed he has long been planning to play in the NFL even though he only recently made his decision public:
"For me, it was something I've known for a while. That organization, being with the A's, was the best possible situation for me just because they were so great throughout the football season, kind of leaving me alone and letting me do my own thing, and at the same time letting me know how much I meant to them and that type of stuff.