10 of the most notable NFL players who also played in the MLB

Since the 1920s, close to 70 athletes have played for both leagues. And, for various reasons, these are 10 of the most notable.

Deion Sanders

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Sanders played in the NFL for 14 seasons, in three different decades. He played baseball for nine seasons, in three different decades. While he was part of a few Atlanta Braves teams that made it to the playoffs in the early ’90s—and he finished his career with 308 runs and 186 stolen bases—it was football that made Prime Time… Prime Time!

He was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, a six-time first team All-Pro, and he won two Super Bowls (SB XXIX and SB XXX).

No MLB-NFL athlete has earned as much on the gridiron as Sanders (close to $34 million).