Nets guard Dennis Schröder makes soccer debut as latest two-sport athlete

Social media is buzzing about Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schröder making his soccer debut in Germany on Friday.

The 30-year-old grew up in Braunschweig, Germany and previously played for Phantoms Braunschweig (2010-13) and SG Braunschweig (2009-13) before setting his sights on the NBA. 

He spent the first five years of his professional basketball career with the Atlanta Hawks (2013-18), followed by two years with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Schröder was a part of five different teams before landing with the Nets in 2024.

That said, and with Schröder’s soccer endeavors in full force, let’s take a look at other notable two-sport athletes.

Bo Jackson

Jackson, arguably the best athlete to come out of Auburn, has a case for being the best two-sport athlete on record.

He was originally the first overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he instead opted to purse an MLB career with the Kansas City Royals, who selected him in the fourth round of the 1986 MLB Draft. Jackson didn’t get consistent playing time until 1987, but he proceeded to blast 20-plus home runs in four consecutive seasons, including totaling 32 home runs and 105 RBIs in 1989. All the while, Jackson ended up also playing in the NFL for the then-Oakland Raiders, beginning in 1987. He spent four years in the NFL, averaging 5.4 yards per carry, and had the longest run in the league in all but one of those four seasons.

Jackson never played in more than 135 MLB games or 11 NFL games in a single regular season. In fact, Jackson never played in a September NFL game due to finishing out the season with the Royals. Still, he became both a one-time MLB All-Star and a one-time Pro Bowler.

Deion Sanders

Sanders was a six-time All-Pro and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for being one of the best defensive backs in NFL history. He also wreaked havoc on the baseball diamond.

Sanders began his MLB career in 1989 with the New York Yankees, but he later became a key figure for the…

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Publish date : 2024-05-31 18:55:21

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