Murray was the No. 9 overall draft pick by the Oakland Athletics and was scheduled to report to spring training next month. Oakland was trying to convince him to stick with baseball amid rumors that he was still considering entering the draft, which he officially announced on Monday would be the case.
Murray has not stated that he is giving up baseball. The Athletics have asked him to report to Mesa, Arizona on February 15.
"Top A's executives, a marketing executive from MLB and others met Sunday afternoon with Murray in Dallas, sources told ESPN, to better understand what it would take for Murray to forgo a football career and to sell him on playing baseball full time," reports Schefter.
Again, why should the Niner Faithful care? Our own Bobby Horne believes Murray will receive a good deal of hype in the draft preparation process, is likely to score high marks at the combine in February, and could put up impressive numbers in the 40-yard dash.
The combine runs from February 26 through March 4 in Indianapolis.
If Murray does impress leading up to the draft, it could create trade scenarios for the 49ers. CBS Sports recently released a first-round mock that predicted Murray would declare. Ryan Wilson has the Jacksonville Jaguars trading up to the No. 2 spot to acquire a quarterback with the 49ers moving down to the No. 7 spot. It wasn't Murray who the Jaguars select in the mock, but Wilson believes the Oklahoma product entering the draft could create an early run on quarterbacks.
Murray declaring could make things interesting in April and potentially present the 49ers with more options.
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