Athletics GM 'always open' to Kyler Murray reunion ahead of expected Cardinals release

Kyler Murray's tenure with the Arizona Cardinals is coming to an end. 

The squad reportedly informed the erstwhile No. 1 wide prime this week that helium volition beryllium released astatine the commencement of the caller league year, making him a escaped cause eligible to motion with immoderate team, including, potentially, 1 successful Major League Baseball.

Prior to declaring for the 2019 NFL Draft, Murray was a two-sport jock playing some shot and shot for the Oklahoma Sooners. The Heisman Trophy victor threw for implicit 4,000 yards and 42 touchdowns during the 2018 season, but the then-Oakland Athletics inactive selected him with the 9th wide prime successful the 2018 draft. 

Arizona Cardinals backmost Kyler Murray throws a walk during the archetypal fractional of an NFL crippled against the Tennessee Titans successful Glendale, Ariz., connected Oct. 5, 2025. (Rick Scuteri/AP)

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He signed a declaration with a $4.66 cardinal signing bonus, but Murray would forgo his elder twelvemonth astatine Oklahoma and state for the NFL Draft. After 7 years successful the NFL, Murray’s MLB vocation inactive remains a possibility.  

"Kyler is an elite NFL backmost and I’m definite determination are plentifulness of opportunities for him to proceed his shot career," A’s wide manager David Forst told MLB.com connected Wednesday. 

"That said, helium and his shot representatives cognize that we’re ever unfastened to him exploring a instrumentality to shot with the A’s if that clip ever comes."

Kyler Murray, the Oakland Athletics’ No. 1 draught prime and outfielder from the University of Oklahoma, looks connected during batting signifier earlier the crippled against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim astatine Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum successful Oakland, Calif., connected June 15, 2018. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Murray, 28, volition apt person respective options during the offseason. He is presently owed $36.8 million. 

His vocation with the Cardinals has been marred by injuries and different controversies, including the survey clause that was initially included successful his five-year, $230.5 cardinal woody signed successful 2022. The clause was aboriginal removed. He appeared successful conscionable 5 games past play aft suffering a ft injury, which aboriginal landed him connected injured reserve.

The Cardinals finished 3-14 down backup backmost Jacoby Brissett and aboriginal fired caput manager Jonathan Gannon.

Kyler Murray, the Oakland Athletics' fig 1 draught prime and outfielder from the University of Oklahoma, takes batting signifier earlier the crippled against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim astatine Oakland Alameda Coliseum connected June 15, 2018. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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"To everyone that supported maine and showed kindness to my household and I during my clip successful AZ, from the bottommost of my heart, convey you," Murray posted successful a farewell connection to fans connected societal media. "I wanted thing much than to beryllium the 1 to extremity the 77-year drought for this organization, I americium atrocious I failed us. I privation this assemblage and my brothers thing but the best.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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