Heisman winner Kyler Murray is already under contract with baseball’s Oakland Athletics, but football would offer the Oklahoma quarterback the bigger payday.
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (1) celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Grant Calcaterra at the end of the first half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against Texas on Saturday, Dec. 1,2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter) ASSOCIATED PRESS
It was not a shock to see Kyler Murray win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, though some would be surprised to see the quarterback’s football career continue past college.
Murray, a two-sport star, signed a contract with MLB’s Oakland Athletics back in June after being drafted ninth overall. In doing so, he received a $4.66 million signing bonus, as well as permission to play football this past season at Oklahoma.
The expectation is that he will now return to his contractual obligations with the Athletics.
“Kyler has agreed and the A’s agreed to a baseball contract that gave him permission to play college football through the end of the collegiate season,” Scott Boras, Murray’s agent, said, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport . “After that, he is under contract to play baseball. That is not a determination to make.
