It looks like Christian Hackenberg has officially retired from playing professional football.
The former second-round draft pick of the New York Jets is attempting a comeback to the field, but as a pitcher.
“As simple as I can put it, I just want to compete, man,” Hackenberg said. “I’ve 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, and for me, like I said, I feel like I got a lot left in the tank.”
Hackenberg seems to have some life and heat left in his right arm as he was seen topping 90 mph in the below video:
Jets selected him with pick No. 51 in the NFL Draft in 2016 and he would go on to play for the Raiders, Eagles and Bengals in his short career.
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He also spent some time in the AAF in 2019 as the quarterback of the Memphis Express.