Quarterback Kyler Murray knows he doesn’t get to choose whom the Arizona Cardinals select with the eighth overall pick, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t trying to influence the decision. It is getting fairly clear he would love to see the Cardinals select his former teammate at Oklahoma — receiver CeeDee Lamb.

He recently told the Arizona Republic’s Bob McManaman his and Lamb’s relationship goes way back.

“Me and CeeDee have a great relationship,” Murray said. “That’s one of my boys. I would obviously be very fond of that pick. Obviously, I don’t make the choices. I’m here for whatever, but I’m looking forward to free agency and us adding some great players and adding more of them in the draft so we can continue to grow this thing.

“But yeah, if we pick CeeDee, that would be great. We have a very comfortable relationship. I’ve played with him, I’ve been with him for years, so yeah, I don’t think that would be a bad pick at all.”

He has apparently made his opinion clear to general manager Steve Keim.

“From my text stream, you can tell Kyler likes him,” Keim said on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.

Keim even said that the relationship with Murray could play a factor in the decision to potentially select Lamb.

“You always would also lean towards guys that you know,” he said. “If you know the person or you have confidence in who they are, through the information you obtain, it certainly gives you more confidence.”

The NFL draft is still two months away and the evaluation process has just begun but if the Cardinals think highly of Lamb and Murray does, he might be a perfect match. It is for that exact reason so many mock drafts have the Cardinals drafting him.

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