If you’re talking about playing at the same time, not likely. Only real chance I’d see of that is if that player had the same owner for both teams, if they play a team sport.
Will we ever see a professional 2 sport player again?
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Besides the factors mentioned people are basically pros in college now, and often wanna leave college as quick as possible.
And besides Brian Jordan (who also was minor league “only” at the same time as nfl) you probably need to be such a huge generational talent (and good at another sport) that they would allow you to do that. And if you’re a star in baseball they probably don’t want you playing a dangerous sport like football seeing what happened to Jackson
And besides Brian Jordan (who also was minor league “only” at the same time as nfl) you probably need to be such a huge generational talent (and good at another sport) that they would allow you to do that. And if you’re a star in baseball they probably don’t want you playing a dangerous sport like football seeing what happened to Jackson
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No because athletes are to good now. It takes to much to be in one league or sport these days.
Bo and Deion were unicorns. Jordan was solid in both but these days probably couldn’t split and make an NFL roster just on business alone.
Bo and Deion were unicorns. Jordan was solid in both but these days probably couldn’t split and make an NFL roster just on business alone.
That’s not accurate.
I don't think the concept is pushed as much as it used to be. Parents/coaches usually steer kids to 1 sport and have them specialize in that.
Then there's damn near no off-season for youth sports with AAU and travel league stuff going on before and after the traditional school season is running.
Then there's damn near no off-season for youth sports with AAU and travel league stuff going on before and after the traditional school season is running.
I don’t it was pushed as much as kids just played everything, a lot of times informal. Now kids don’t informally play sport as much.
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They would have to be trash/mid in the other sport
No elite player is gonna completely fukk off their off season and free time to be elite in another sport unless their competitiveness has reached mental illness level like
No elite player is gonna completely fukk off their off season and free time to be elite in another sport unless their competitiveness has reached mental illness level like
No Brian Jordan was in the minors when he was in the NFL. He retired from NFL when he signed a major contract, which was a condition.Brian Jordan? I hope you mean Michael Jordan.
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I’ll explain it like I would as a kidBrian Jordan spent 15 seasons in the majors.
1. Brian Jordan played the NFL and minor leagues at the same time.
2. He was later offered a deal to advance to MLB, one condition was that he left the NFL.
3. Brian Jordan left the NFL, and played only only MLB
4. The other two guys mentioned played in both leagues at the same time.
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In modern times, I could only see this happening in Boxing and MMA. Kimbo Slice basically did this. Kimbo went undefeated as a pro boxer too.
Kimbo should have never bothered with MMA to begin with, but I understand why he chose MMA. In the late 2000s MMA was red hot in terms of buzz and Heavyweight boxing was
buzz wise.
Kimbo should have never bothered with MMA to begin with, but I understand why he chose MMA. In the late 2000s MMA was red hot in terms of buzz and Heavyweight boxing was
buzz wise.Kyler Murray was the first player ever to be drafted in the first round in both sports