Kyler Murray has awkward interview with Dan Patrick when pressed about NFL vs. MLB

Jordan Heck

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Kyler Murray has been making the rounds at radio row during Super Bowl week, but he's not revealing whether he's going to play in the NFL or MLB.

He's been asked by almost every place he's interviewed this week about which way he's leaning, but Friday morning's appearance on The Dan Patrick Show was perhaps the most awkward. Patrick was asking Murray fairly harmless questions, and Murray wasn't about to give him anything.

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The best example can be seen at the very start of the interview when Murray provides silence after being asked, "How's that NFL football feel?"

The Heisman winner just smiles and sits before Patrick clarifies, "I'm not trying to bait you into making a decision."

Murray did say he was "having fun" with the whole thing, but he clearly didn't want to say anything that would indicate he chose a sport. Even the innocent question of "who were your idols growing up?" was replied to with "which sport?" Because Murray knew if he gave an answer to an athlete in a specific sport, it might be taken as a hint.

Things really hit a standstill at about the midway point in the interview when Murray remained silent for long periods of time (at least in radio/TV time).

 

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Murray refused to say whether he'd be at the NFL Combine (which starts Feb. 26), have a pro day at Oklahoma or even attend A's spring training on Feb. 15 (which is just a few weeks away at this point). He's already announced his decision to enter the NFL Draft, so attending the Combine seems like it'd be a no brainer.

Simply saying he's attending the Combine wouldn't mean he's automatically going to play football, just like him entering the draft doesn't mean he's automatically going to play football. It'sodd to see him dodging any question that even remotely hints at an NFL or MLB future.

Murray did say earlier in the week he plans to make a decision "very soon." He'll have some interesting choices to make with so many important dates in each sport coming up soon.

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Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.