Taking part in two methods, and doing it at a excessive degree, in baseball and soccer is extremely difficult.
However which is harder: what Shohei Ohtani is doing in baseball or what Travis Hunter is doing in soccer?
“Most likely me, what I do in soccer (is tougher) as a result of it’s a lot in your physique,” Hunter mentioned to reporters on the NFL mix.
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Colorado defensive again Travis Hunter (DB15) through the 2025 NFL Mix at Lucas Oil Stadium. (Tanner Pearson-Imagn Photographs)
“Ohtani, he’s an excellent participant, however you gotta do loads in soccer.”
Along with the bodily challenges of taking part in two methods in each sports activities, it takes loads of further preparation to have the ability to play each methods.
Nobody has performed two methods full-time within the NFL since Corridor of Famer Chuck Bednarik, who was a linebacker and offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1949 to 1962. Hunter’s school coach, Deion Sanders, additionally performed each side however made his Corridor of Fame profession principally as a cornerback.
Ohtani has thrived as a two-way participant with each the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers, as he has received three MVPs in his seven-year profession.
TRAVIS HUNTER STEADFAST IN ABILITY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL TWO-WAY PLAYER IN NFL: ‘I’M JUST DIFFERENT’
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates as he runs the bases for his solo residence run through the ninth inning of a baseball sport in opposition to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Washington. The Dodgers received 4-1. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)
Final season, Ohtani didn’t pitch, as a result of he was recovering elbow surgical procedure, however he nonetheless received the NL MVP as a delegated hitter.
Hunter is adamant that he desires to play each methods within the NFL after thriving at each cornerback and broad receiver at Colorado, profitable the Heisman Trophy in 2024.
“I have been doing this for a very long time, so I really feel like I can preserve doing it,” he mentioned. “Hopefully, they will let me go on the market 100% (at each), however that is as much as the group.”
The six-foot-one, 185-pound Hunter’s game-week routine at Colorado referred to as for early morning wake-up calls, common therapy classes, solo research classes to grasp each gameplans and perceive personnel and a dedication to preserving his physique in tip-top form so he may play roughly 2,500 snaps over the previous two seasons.
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Colorado Buffaloes broad receiver Travis Hunter (12) reacts following the win in opposition to the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Folsom Area. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Photographs)
Sanders has been ardent in his perception that Hunter can play each methods within the NFL.
Hunter is just not understanding on the mix in Indianapolis however mentioned he has interviewed with groups the place he has answered questions on each broad receiver and cornerback.
It is going to be as much as the workforce that drafts Hunter to determine the way it desires to deploy him, because the diploma of issue may be very excessive to play each methods, not to mention doing it at a excessive degree for a 17-game common season.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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