C Jones & Baseball

I know C Jones will most likely be playing in the NFL nexy year, and that the Brewers will retain his rights for 1 year becasue they drafted him, but could they sign him to a contract, say 7 years, 5,000 a year (an example number) just to keep him in their orginizaiton? It would probably count against their minor leaque roster or keep him on IR, but just in case he would later want to pitch. Just a thought. . . .