Until new Arizona Cardinals’ quarterback Kyler Murray proves that his height will not be an impediment to success in the NFL, the conspiracy theorists are going to keep claiming that he isn’t even as tall as the 5-foot-10 (and an eighth!) he reportedly mesaured at the NFL combine.
After turning down a truckload of money to play baseball for the Oakland A’s, sports fans are not going to let Murray rest until he proves that he made the right decision in choosing to play quarterback in the NFL despite his diminutive stature.
Further fueling speculation is a new photo of the NFL’s rookie class in which Murray, the number one overall pick, appears to be smaller than other players who were reportedly measured at 5-foot-10 and 5-foot-9.
For what it's worth, #Ravens WR Marquise Brown [number 15] is listed as 5-9. #Cardinals QB Kyler Murray is listed at 5-10. pic.twitter.com/svKpBDivtt
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 18, 2019
The fact that Murray has only let his height be measured once, despite all the speculation, hasn’t helped quell the whispers that he is shorter than claimed.
The rookie class photo certainly isn’t definitive. It appears that Murray is standing more forward in the photo than his former Sooners teammate Marquise Brown, who is listed at 5-foot-9, which could make him look taller depending on the angle, yet he still looks shorter than Brown.
Naturally, as they always do, fans on Twitter had thoughts.
Kyler murray is literally 5'8 mans got gifted 2 inches smdh
— Julio20K (@some_hispanic) May 18, 2019
— Tom Corcoran (@tomcorcoran4) May 18, 2019
Someone’s been taking notes pic.twitter.com/XnvU3mpvDS
— Mark E (@FFMarkEss) May 18, 2019
For good measure, here’s what kylers height is listed as online compared to others: pic.twitter.com/zaB7Ycgxec
— AntDell Hurts💨 (@Ant_DellaPia) May 20, 2019
In other news related to the photo…
The face of someone who can’t believe they went 6th overall pic.twitter.com/yvfc8JFpg2
— Tbag (@john_battaglia) May 18, 2019