Did Deion Sanders pave the way for other dual athletes?

Our goal is to bring our readers the best of the Braves. We simply can’t say that without bringing you one of the most insane Braves stories of all time— the day Deion Sanders played for the Falcons in the morning and then boarded a private jet to play for the Braves in game 5 of the National League Championship Series.

Sanders sparked a lot of controversy among fans and his coaches, and truthfully never even saw the field in the NLCS but we still think that single day cemented him as a legend and one of the most ambitious athletes of all time.

Here are some other Allstars we could’ve lost to the NFL:

Mickey Mantle: Regarded as one of the GOATs of baseball, Mantle could’ve been a Sooner if he had accepted the scholarship.