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With the college football season just wrapped up and the NFL playoffs getting started while MLB free agency continues to move slowly, it's a natural time to start thinking about the overlap between football and baseball.
There is a long history of players who have starred in both sports before ultimately picking a direction. Joe Mauer, Carl Crawford, Todd Helton and Jeff Samardzija are among those who picked baseball; Tom Brady, Kyler Murray, Travis Kelce, John Elway, Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson and Calvin Johnson all played baseball before going on to NFL stardom. And, of course, Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders highlight the list of players who managed to do both professionally.