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Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisited
Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:55 am
Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:55 am
Who here remembers Samardzija from Notre Dame? Remember watching him during his Notre Dame days and he ultimately decided to go pro in baseball rather than opt for the NFL draft. If he would’ve chosen the NFL, how do you think his career would’ve played out?
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Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:56 am to 9BREES9
Probably would have had some concussions and received permanent bodily damage.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:58 am to 9BREES9
His career MLB earnings were $122,725,000, without the wear on his body from football. I'd say smart choice.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:59 am to 9BREES9
He made the right decision. This isn't even a debate IMO.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:01 am to 9BREES9
Probably would have spent 5 years in the NFL and then started a new job
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:05 am to 9BREES9
Probably would have been good, but made a lot less money and be a lot more beaten up
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:10 am to 9BREES9
quote:probably would have ended with him making less than 100,000,000
If he would’ve chosen the NFL, how do you think his career would’ve played out?
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:24 am to 9BREES9
Those ND helmets are so much better than what they have now
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:34 am to 9BREES9
a WR career is what, 3-4 years, compared to him being able to toil in minors if it doesnt work for 4-5 years+??
Baseball was his correct decision, he's made a nice chunk of change playing it
Baseball was his correct decision, he's made a nice chunk of change playing it
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:41 am to 9BREES9
Kyler Murray should’ve picked baseball too. Guaranteed contracts and a lot easier on the body. Samardzija was solid but never elite. That gets you $100million in baseball. You have to be elite in football to come even close to that money. Elite in baseball can get you close to $1 billion nowadays.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 9:00 am to 9BREES9
I’d say bad decision had he gotten stuck in the minors his entire career. Making it to the big leagues is a hard thing to do and a big risk he had taken. Luckily it panned out perfectly
This post was edited on 6/25/22 at 9:01 am
Posted on 6/25/22 at 9:52 am to 9BREES9
The first receiver taken in that class was Calvin Johnson. Samardzija has higher career earning than him. Even if Johnson didn’t retire early it would have been something like 160 to 120.
Edit: the next two receivers taken were Ted ginn and Dwayne Bowe. Both had pretty successful nfl careers, and they combined to make about 30 million less than Samardzija
Edit: the next two receivers taken were Ted ginn and Dwayne Bowe. Both had pretty successful nfl careers, and they combined to make about 30 million less than Samardzija
This post was edited on 6/25/22 at 11:03 am
Posted on 6/25/22 at 10:19 am to 9BREES9
Without even researching, I would assume he made a lot more money playing baseball than he could playing football…and he doesn’t have all the wear and tear on his body.
It definitely would’ve been cool to see him play in the NFL, though.
It definitely would’ve been cool to see him play in the NFL, though.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 11:42 am to 9BREES9
I definitely thought he made a mistake at the time but realized years ago he was better off in MLB.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 12:09 pm to 9BREES9
LSU made his arse quit. Decided football wasn’t the sport for him after that Sugar Bowl beatdown.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 1:23 pm to 9BREES9
If you are equally talented at football and baseball at the HS level, especially pitching, I’d choose football. If you are equally talented at football and baseball post college, baseball starts to get a lot sexier.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 1:32 pm to 9BREES9
He was really fun to watch as a WR but yah he made right choice
Posted on 6/25/22 at 4:01 pm to 9BREES9
He was a stud in football
Posted on 6/25/22 at 4:10 pm to 9BREES9
He will NEVER regret the decision he made between the ages of 40 - 85 (or death)
Posted on 6/25/22 at 4:22 pm to 9BREES9
Off topic:
Notre Dame’s helmets from this era look so much better than the gaudy gold they currently wear.
Notre Dame’s helmets from this era look so much better than the gaudy gold they currently wear.
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