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Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisited
Posted by 9BREES9 on 6/25/22 at 7:55 am192
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?
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by tiggerthetooth on 6/25/22 at 7:56 am to 9BREES9
Probably would have had some concussions and received permanent bodily damage.
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by diremustang 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
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by WestCoastAg 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?
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by WestCoastAg on 6/25/22 at 8:11 am to LSUBoo
quote:now pitching does destroy the arm. but i guess better that than the head or knees
without the wear on his body from football
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by saintsfan92612 on 6/25/22 at 8:18 am to WestCoastAg
Rather a bum arm than being unable to walk and have suicidal thoughts.
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by WestCoastAg on 6/25/22 at 8:19 am to saintsfan92612
hence my second sentence
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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.
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by BeachDude022 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 at 9:01 am
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by I Bleed Garnet on 6/25/22 at 9:32 am to LSUBoo
quote:
His career MLB earnings were $122,725,000,
This
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by dukke v on 6/25/22 at 9:34 am to I Bleed Garnet
That’s an amazing out for an average at best pitcher.
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by LSUBoo on 6/25/22 at 9:44 am to WestCoastAg
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now pitching does destroy the arm. but i guess better that than the head or knees
And that one arm isn't completely fricked like some NFL players after they finish.
And so much money for a guy that only had one all-star season and a losing record (not that pitcher records mean a lot) for his career.
re: Jeff Samardzija professional decision revisitedPosted by diremustang 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 at 11:03 am
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