Best to Play Both Pro Football and Baseball

Now, if Winston somehow does succeed in baseball as he has succeeded in football, he could very well be the next professional player to make it in both the MLB and the NFL.

In the past 25 years, there have been various players to be drafted by MLB teams, but failed in the minor leagues (Michael Jordan, John Elway, etc).

With regard to Winston’s future potential in both the MLB and NFL, here are four players who thrived at both sports in their careers.

Jackson truly was the best to ever play both baseball and football professionally.

Sanders played a combined nine years in the MLB where he finished a 15-year hall of fame football career in 2005.

His NFL tenure saw him win two Super Bowls, eight All-Pro selections, and the 1994 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.

A unique addition on this list, Thorpe, while playing in a completely different time than Jackson or Sanders, personified what it meant to be an all-around athlete.

During his time as a baseball player, he played for four different teams en route to a .252 career batting average and 82 RBIs.

Jordan was drafted in the first round of the 1988 MLB draft by the Saint Louis Cardinals and also the seventh round of the ’88 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills, despite later being cut.

Similar to the rest of this list, Jordan’s unique speed and natural athletic instincts allowed him to seamlessly transition from football to baseball at the professional level.