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Kyler Murray’s tenure with the Arizona Cardinals is coming to an end.
The team reportedly informed the former No. 1 pick this week that he would be released at the start of the new league year, making him a free agent eligible to sign with any team, including, potentially, one in Major League Baseball.
Before entering the 2019 NFL Draft, Murray was a two-sport athlete playing both football and baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners. The Heisman Trophy winner threw for over 4,000 yards and 42 touchdowns during the 2018 season, but the then-Oakland Athletics still selected him with the 9th overall pick in the 2018 draft.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray throws a pass during the first half of an NFL game against the Tennessee Titans in Glendale, Arizona on October 5, 2025. (Rick Scuteri/AP)
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He signed a contract with a $4.66 million signing bonus, but Murray would forgo his final year at Oklahoma and enter the NFL draft. After seven years in the NFL, Murray’s MLB career still remains a possibility.
“Kyler is an elite NFL quarterback and I am sure he has many opportunities to continue his football career,” A’s general manager David Forst said. said MLB.com Wednesday.
“That said, he and his baseball representatives know that we are still open to him considering a return to baseball with the A’s if that time ever comes.”
Kyler Murray, first overall draft pick and outfielder for the Oakland Athletics from the University of Oklahoma, looks on during batting practice before the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California on June 15, 2018. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Murray, 28, will likely have several options this offseason. He is currently owed $36.8 million.
His career with the Cardinals was marred by injuries and other controversies, including the study clause that was originally included in his five-year, $230.5 million contract signed in 2022. The clause was later removed. He only played in five games last season after suffering a foot injury, which subsequently placed him on injured reserve.
The Cardinals finished 3-14 behind backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett and subsequently fired head coach Jonathan Gannon.
Oakland Athletics number one pick and University of Oklahoma outfielder Kyler Murray takes batting practice before the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Oakland Alameda Coliseum on June 15, 2018. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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“To everyone who supported me and showed kindness to me and my family during my time in Arizona, thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Murray posted in a farewell message to fans on social media. “I wanted nothing more than to be the one to end a 77 year drought for this organization, I’m sorry for letting us down. I wish nothing but the best for this community and my brothers.
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