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Andrew Joseph

A.J. Brown tried to get the San Diego Padres’ attention with a video from batting practice

As it turns out, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray wasn’t the only prospect from the 2019 NFL draft with an option to play baseball. Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown might also flirt with the two-sport dream.

Brown was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 2016 MLB draft out of high school. And despite signing a contract with the Padres, he opted to play football at Ole Miss (he was ineligible to play collegiate baseball after signing that contract). But emerging as one of the top receivers in the NFL evidently hasn’t stopped Brown from thinking about a career in pro baseball.

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