Should Kyler Murray play quarterback in the NFL or should he play outfield in the MLB? Murray could potentially be a first round NFL Draft pick, or he could start a professional baseball career in the minor leagues this spring playing for the Oakland Athletics, which drafted him with its first-round pick in the MLB Draft.
Only two options are being discussed when fans and media angrily debate which profession a 21-year-old should do to earn a living, but are we leaving out the obvious choice?
For one thing, he’s far too talented and it makes me uncomfortable, which is why he did not get MY Heisman vote in December. A first round MLB Draft pick AND a Heisman Trophy winner? How is that supposed to make the rest of us feel?
Not only that, but Murray has a chance to make this great country a much better place for our next generation. All eyes are on Murray over the next few months as he contemplates his decision, and people of all ages are curious to see what he will choose, including our youth.
Murray has the look and plays like an absolute star as the most exciting player to watch this college football season, and kids adore him. For these reasons, Murray should bypass professional athletics and enter the human relations field, which he has been studying at Oklahoma University. He needs to give up on the athletic career and focus on his major. He didn’t major in baseball, did he? What about football? No? Okay then, the choice is clear.
Playing quarterback at a Heisman level anywhere near the southern portion of the United States should guarantee any job you’d like. You think any company in Oklahoma would hire somebody else over Murray after all the joy he brought them this fall? I could even see him walking into a random office in Norman and announce he is the new human relations person for the company. Whoever had been in that position would gather their things and walk out the door, and Murray would get to work.
Murray has excellent skills that would make him a valuable in-office employee after showcasing sound decision making with 45 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in two years with the Sooners. Also, if he is hiring a potential employee and that person becomes nervous talking to him as somewhat of a public figure, I know I wouldn’t want that person working for my company. Murray has that advantage in the interviewing process that everybody else in this industry do not have.
To do some research for this article, I went through with some hard-hitting reporting and reached out to somebody I am very close with – who has been working in human relations for years now – what they thought of Kyler Murray as an employee in this field of work.
After days of constantly barraging this person, numbering hundreds of text messages, I finally got the response of “Who is Kyler Murray? And I thought I had your phone # blocked. Text me again and I’ll file another restraining order!”
So I didn’t exactly get the answer I was hoping for, but this person seems to be pretty happy with their life.
Instead of taking advantage of his talents and deciding which professional sport to play, the decision should be between the top-ranked human relations departments in the country.
Do you really want to play professional sports, make millions of dollars and prove the term “student-athlete” is a sham, wasting professors’ valuable time? Or do you want to make a real difference and choose education over glory and fame to set an example of all the kids watching your every move?
The decision belongs to Kyler Murray, but our country’s future depends on it.
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