{"id":208679,"date":"2019-10-29T05:03:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T10:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/blake-shelton-says-he-forced-arizona-cardinals-gm-to-draft-kyler-murray"},"modified":"2019-10-29T05:03:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T10:03:15","slug":"blake-shelton-says-he-forced-arizona-cardinals-gm-to-draft-kyler-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/blake-shelton-says-he-forced-arizona-cardinals-gm-to-draft-kyler-murray","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton Says He Forced Arizona Cardinals GM To Draft Kyler Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-124652\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">        \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n        \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"28.1622574956\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"66.0859375\">\n<section id=\"cb-bccd31ec4a5565ea3e5fd41b8e7c3cfa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b96856df-1e98-5254-9481-ca9daa016a78-1901926461-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder vilynx_enabled vilynx_audiopolicycta vilynx_hidectaicon\" data-vilynx-id=\"www.tmz.com\/videos\/102819-blake-shelton-4660753-0-6l3tssux\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b96856df-1e98-5254-9481-ca9daa016a78-1901926461-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Blake-Shelton-Says-He-Forced-Arizona-Cardinals-GM-To-Draft-Kyler-Murray.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"media-swipe video-block__media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>              <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-345787bcd06ea7fa822124dedb260b0d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"20.8674698795\">\n<p>Is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/blake-shelton\/\"><strong>Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/a> the reason <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kyler-murray\/\"><strong>Kyler Murray<\/strong><\/a> is quarterbacking the Arizona Cardinals?!?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fb2e7d2601081c32077b8123daa0ec0e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>The country star sure made it seem that way when we got him out in L.A. this week \u2026 \u2019cause he told us he straight-up forced the Cards\u2019 GM to take the Oklahoma QB!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c7f185f9c33f7e3981a0a4bf9e13e10d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>\u201cI told Steve Keim that we wouldn\u2019t be friends anymore if he didn\u2019t take [Kyler] No. 1 in the draft,\u201d Blake says.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2cc17c212719de5e01f8209e4b7bb20e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>FYI, Blake is a diehard Cards fan \u2014 he says he\u2019s backed the team for more than 20 years \u2014 and says he\u2019s got a hell of a relationship with A LOT of high-ranking execs on the team.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-59d4700f19195c167375adbe9ba4ae81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"27.3157894737\">\n<p>So, he really might\u2019ve swayed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/steve-keim\/\"><strong>Steve<\/strong><\/a>!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1ade608c7cbc3cd079824da5b8add758\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1572343115_606_Blake-Shelton-Says-He-Forced-Arizona-Cardinals-GM-To-Draft-Kyler-Murray.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1a6645ff4b65903d8e9a4bb7208641c3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"35\">\n<p>Of course, the pick seems like a no-brainer now (Kyler\u2019s KLLIN\u2019 it this season) \u2026 but at one point, a lot of people had their doubts about the Heisman Trophy winner.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-69a872ca48b0006842820b78b22a98da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"27.3359375\">\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joe-theismann\/\"><strong>Joe Theismann<\/strong><\/a> told us way back in April he thought Kyler was making a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/04\/05\/joe-theismann-kyler-murray-height-oklahoma-nfl-draft\/\"><strong>HUGE mistake<\/strong><\/a> by picking football over baseball!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dfbb49af559da8d58fbcd2b9b65bc365\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-65044519-e7a2-53cd-8bff-36905262d1e6-1299555273-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder vilynx_enabled vilynx_audiopolicycta vilynx_hidectaicon\" data-vilynx-id=\"www.tmz.com\/videos\/1-8dg9vmax\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-65044519-e7a2-53cd-8bff-36905262d1e6-1299555273-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1572343115_299_Blake-Shelton-Says-He-Forced-Arizona-Cardinals-GM-To-Draft-Kyler-Murray.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>              <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-13e7c675072b3ad3f2f4ac7cca92b02b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"35\">\n<p>But, Shelton says he was always super confident that Murray would be a star for his favorite squad \u2026 telling us, \u201cI love Kyler Murray. I love him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2fa9cf34c15f5659cb82ab3501664278\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>As for what he thinks Kyler is going to accomplish for the Cards this year \u2026 Shelton gave us a big, fat guarantee \u2014 saying Arizona will make the playoffs!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fb3daf2ff8fff6b9d6ccf37f9c7e4aa2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>And hey, if Blake turns out to be right \u2026 forget \u201cThe Voice\u201d \u2014 put him in the freakin\u2019 Cardinals war room next to Keim next year!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/10\/29\/blake-shelton-arizona-cardinals-kyler-murray\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/about-me\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson\">Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/blake-shelton-says-he-forced-arizona-cardinals-gm-to-draft-kyler-murray\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video contentExclusive TMZSports.com Is Blake Shelton the reason Kyler Murray is quarterbacking the Arizona Cardinals?!? The country star sure made it seem that way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}