It appears that former New York Jets’ quarterback Christian Hackenberg has given up on his football career. Instead, Hackenberg, who was a second-round pick in 2016, will try baseball.

Hackenberg, who last played in Alliance of American Football league in 2019, confirmed his decision in a recent interview with NBC Philadelphia. According to the 25-year-old, he wants to “compete” and thinks he can make it in baseball after failing in football.

“Simple as I can put it: I just want to compete, man,” said Hackenberg. “I’ve kind of had my trials and tribulations with the NFL, and had success and had that roller-coaster ride. At the end of the day, I’m sitting here at 25. For me … I feel like I’ve got a lot left in the tank.”

Hackenberg played baseball in high school, playing as a reliever and posting 7.36 ERA with 33 strikeouts. He was more accomplished at hitting the ball, however, having .378 batting average and 10 home runs.

Reportedly, Hackenberg will try to make it in baseball as a pitcher, relying on a 90 mph fastball. He is already putting in the effort to master the nuances of the position and hopes he’ll get a chance to showcase his talent soon.

“He’s young, has the work ethic, a ton of natural arm talent, plenty of athleticism and the focus it takes to put himself in a position to have a chance,” his agent Noel LaMontagne told ESPN.

Despite an accomplished football career in college, Christian Hackenberg never managed to play a single game in NFL. He spent two seasons with Jets, where he failed to win a backup spot despite being a high draft pick. Jets released Hackenberg in 2018, and he had brief stints with the Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Bengals, but never managed to survive the final roster cuts.

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New York Jets are moving on from quarterback Christian Hackenberg, having traded the 23-year-old to the Oakland Raiders. In return, Raiders will send a conditional seventh-round pick. This trade will mark Hackenberg’s disappointing stint with the Jets, during which he failed to make a single regular season appearance for the team in two years.

This trade comes shortly after Hackenberg criticized the Jets organization for not helping him with his throwing motion.

“There were sometimes when I threw it really good during my first two years here,” – Hackenberg told reporters on the first day of Jets’ OTA. “That was the frustrating part for me, the ups and downs and not knowing why — does that make sense? — and not really getting any information from anybody on how to fix that and how to address it.“

Still, according to coach Todd Bowles, player’s comments didn’t prompt the trade but the team’s decision to keep just three QBs.

“We had one too many (quarterbacks) to get all of them reps,” – said Bowles. “We just want to go with the three quarterbacks we have and let these guys battle it out.“

Christian Hackenberg was drafted by the New York Jets as a 51st overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Despite being a high draft pick, Hackenberg played just in six preseason games during the two season with the team. Jets intended to develop Hackenberg and make him their starter at some point, but things didn’t turn out the way they wanted. The team decided to trade up in 2018 NFL draft and take USC’s QB Sam Darnold with the third overall pick, moving on from Hackenberg, who didn’t fit into their long-term plans.

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It appears that former New York Jets’ quarterback Christian Hackenberg has given up on his football career. Instead, Hackenberg, who was a second-round pick in 2016, will try baseball.

Hackenberg, who last played in Alliance of American Football league in 2019, confirmed his decision in a recent interview with NBC Philadelphia. According to the 25-year-old, he wants to “compete” and thinks he can make it in baseball after failing in football.

“Simple as I can put it: I just want to compete, man,” said Hackenberg. “I’ve kind of had my trials and tribulations with the NFL, and had success and had that roller-coaster ride. At the end of the day, I’m sitting here at 25. For me … I feel like I’ve got a lot left in the tank.”

Hackenberg played baseball in high school, playing as a reliever and posting 7.36 ERA with 33 strikeouts. He was more accomplished at hitting the ball, however, having .378 batting average and 10 home runs.

Reportedly, Hackenberg will try to make it in baseball as a pitcher, relying on a 90 mph fastball. He is already putting in the effort to master the nuances of the position and hopes he’ll get a chance to showcase his talent soon.

“He’s young, has the work ethic, a ton of natural arm talent, plenty of athleticism and the focus it takes to put himself in a position to have a chance,” his agent Noel LaMontagne told ESPN.

Despite an accomplished football career in college, Christian Hackenberg never managed to play a single game in NFL. He spent two seasons with Jets, where he failed to win a backup spot despite being a high draft pick. Jets released Hackenberg in 2018, and he had brief stints with the Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Bengals, but never managed to survive the final roster cuts.

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New York Jets are moving on from quarterback Christian Hackenberg, having traded the 23-year-old to the Oakland Raiders. In return, Raiders will send a conditional seventh-round pick. This trade will mark Hackenberg’s disappointing stint with the Jets, during which he failed to make a single regular season appearance for the team in two years.

This trade comes shortly after Hackenberg criticized the Jets organization for not helping him with his throwing motion.

“There were sometimes when I threw it really good during my first two years here,” – Hackenberg told reporters on the first day of Jets’ OTA. “That was the frustrating part for me, the ups and downs and not knowing why — does that make sense? — and not really getting any information from anybody on how to fix that and how to address it.“

Still, according to coach Todd Bowles, player’s comments didn’t prompt the trade but the team’s decision to keep just three QBs.

“We had one too many (quarterbacks) to get all of them reps,” – said Bowles. “We just want to go with the three quarterbacks we have and let these guys battle it out.“

Christian Hackenberg was drafted by the New York Jets as a 51st overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Despite being a high draft pick, Hackenberg played just in six preseason games during the two season with the team. Jets intended to develop Hackenberg and make him their starter at some point, but things didn’t turn out the way they wanted. The team decided to trade up in 2018 NFL draft and take USC’s QB Sam Darnold with the third overall pick, moving on from Hackenberg, who didn’t fit into their long-term plans.

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