Washington Times · Mar 2, 2019
MLB once an option, Kyler Murray not having second thoughts after Harper's mega-deal
In this June 15, 2018, file photo, Oakland Athletics draft pick Kyler Murray looks on before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)INDIANAPOLIS — Kyler Murray, like most people, saw Bryce Harper’s 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and had a reaction to it.
The deal, however, didn’t appear to give the Heisman-winning quarterback any second thoughts about pursuing football instead of professional baseball.
“How much money is that per year?” Murray said. “Everybody makes a big deal about it because it says $300 million. There’s quarterbacks making more money than him a year.”
