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Oakland A's and NFL draft prospect Kyler Murray owns his future in
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Kyler Murray: A's have meeting to make pitch to bypass NFL draft
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Kyler Murray: Telling the Oakland A's I'm entering the NFL draft
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A's take OF Kyler Murray with 9th overall pick
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Can Kyler Murray rewrite years of NFL draft history and go No. 1
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Reports: Oakland A's, MLB officials trying to convince Kyler
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The A's took a big risk in pursuing Murray. He passed
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A's take OF Kyler Murray with 9th overall pick
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Kyler Murray isn't a 1st-round NFL draft pick - Stephen A.
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Kyler Murray is starting shortstop in ESPN's NFL-player MLB Draft
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Heisman winner Kyler Murray picks the NFL over A's
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Kyler Murray walks away from $4m as he chooses NFL over MLB