Murray Announces Intent to Play Football

NORMAN ? Kyler Murray has announced his intent to play football, Tweeting from his personal account Monday:

"Moving forward, I am firmly and fully committing my life and time to becoming an NFL quarterback. Football has been my love and passion my entire life. I was raised to play QB, and I very much look forward to dedicating 100% of myself to being the best QB possible and winning NFL championships.

"I have started an extensive training program to further prepare myself for upcoming NFL workouts and interviews. I eagerly await the opportunity to continue to prove to NFL decision makers that I am the franchise QB in this draft."

The announcement set the sports world abuzz. Here is some of the reaction from social media:

Breaking: @TheKylerMurray announced on Twitter that he is "firmly and fully committing my life and time to becoming an NFL quarterback." pic.twitter.com/2l5XZ5bSC7
? SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 11, 2019

Kyler Murray has apparently made his choice. pic.twitter.com/7DXhHxX5lG
? ESPN (@espn) February 11, 2019

You do you, @TheKylerMurray!#OUDNA #BoomerSooner pic.twitter.com/RcsvAk3O8o
? Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) February 11, 2019

There we go. Murray is No. 8 overall on my latest Big Board: https://t.co/ziHXvV8aBA https://t.co/94l6ifVRbT
? Mel Kiper Jr. (@MelKiperESPN) February 11, 2019

Kyler Murray was a 1st round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft

He could become the first athlete in history to be selected in the 1st round of both the @MLB Draft and the @NFL Draft@OU_Athletics #NFLDraft @TheKylerMurray @nflnetwork
? NFL Research (@NFLResearch) February 11, 2019

Kyler Murray would be the first athlete to be selected in the 1st round of the both the @MLB AND the @NFL drafts, per @NFLResearch.
? Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) February 11, 2019

Kyler Murray pro day: March 13
Start of free agency: March 13

If you have one day to take off of work, put it in now.
? Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) February 8, 2019

Kyler comp... thoughts? pic.twitter.com/9FffkDHZoa
? Todd McShay (@McShay13) February 7, 2019

First five picks in my Mock Draft 1.0 for the 2019 class:

1. Cardinals: Nick Bosa, DE
2. 49ers: Josh Allen, OLB
3. Jets: Quinnen Williams, DT
4. Raiders: Greedy Williams, CB
5. Bucs: Jonah Williams, OT/OGhttps://t.co/tMY7AY9uRU
? Mel Kiper Jr. (@MelKiperESPN) January 17, 2019

.@TheKylerMurray commits to pursuing NFL career: https://t.co/FXJ3AGwcB7 pic.twitter.com/ZtssN87miQ
? NFL (@NFL) February 11, 2019

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Congrats @kyler1murray! #OUDNA #BoomerSooner

A post shared by Oklahoma Football (@ou_football) on Feb 11, 2019 at 10:50am PST

#Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray, who was fully committed to baseball as of December (https://t.co/l4vNr4GE16) now could become the first player to be drafted in the first round of the NFL and MLB drafts, per @NFLResearch. The Combine should be fun
? Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 11, 2019

More on @TheKylerMurray's future here: https://t.co/1B6LMv9EMs. He's now officially the most interesting draft prospect in the class. And one that I assume will be fairly polarizing over the next two months. pic.twitter.com/Aq2PCE878E
? Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 11, 2019

Show and prove what we already know. https://t.co/WLrZmRXXIJ
? Lee Morris (@BeastLee80) February 11, 2019

Good for you Kyler. Good luck with your prep and the entire process. Much like Bake last year, someone is about to pick up a difference maker and franchise QB in this years draft. Don't be the guy that passes on him. https://t.co/BKb4TvlxCo
? Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) February 11, 2019

You are a special athlete my man...Can't wait to see where you land and then see you flourish at the next level https://t.co/8kde3eYSoH
? Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) February 11, 2019