Chad Jones Could Pursue Baseball Career

In addition to being chosen in the third-round of the 2010 NFL Draft, New York Giants safety Chad Jones was selected in the 50th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Jones is out for the 2010 NFL season after nearly losing his left foot during a horrific automobile accident in New Orleans early Friday morning. Jones' agent expects a 2011 return, but he's not ruling out Jones abandoning a football career for one on the baseball diamond, Burt Hubbuch of the New York Post reports.

Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com thinks Arceneaux needs to be more coy about Jones' career plans, which I agree with. If Jones is healthy enough to play baseball between now and 2013, the Giants would be within their rights to recoup a portion of his $825,965 signing bonus.

As for 2010, Jones is likely headed for the "Reserve/Non-Football Injury" list, which means he's not going to earn $320,000 base salary this season. Jones has a pre-season split in his contract for this season, which means he will receive a $225,000 base salary if he is not on the team's 53-man roster.

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