The main prospect of the NFL draft, Travis Hunter, said last week that he would completely leave football to be recruited by a team that is not interested in using it as the two -way star that was in Colorado.
Speaking a presabt press conference on Tuesday, a chief coach expressed reservations about having a player on both sides of the ball.
Ravens de Baltimore Chief coach John Harbaugh and General Manager Eric Decosta spoke with the media before the Draft next week in Green Bay when Travis Hunter was raised.
The Baltimore Ravens chief coach John Harbaugh, speaks during a press conference at the NFL Football Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on February 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
“If we are talking about a guy like Travel Hunter, we would probably do it because to put it in a position,” said Decosta, recognizing that the Ravens won to be able to dress a talent like Hunter with the 27th selection in the draft.
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Harbaugh added that, from a training perspective, it would be a difficult proposal for any player in the NFL.
“It will be interesting to see what they do, wherever it goes.
“You could certainly do it, I think, on one side of the ball and then some type of package on the other side of the ball, which is my assumption is how the team will do, wherever I walk.”
The open receptor of Colorado Travis Hunter participates in passes drills during the team’s NFL professional football day on April 4, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Travis Hunder says that “he would never” play football again if an NFL team just let him play one side of the ball
The former Colorado star said last week that not being able to play on both sides of the ball would be a decisive factor for him.
“He will never play football again,” Hunter told CBS Sports. “
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Last season, Hunter played 713 snapshots in Offens and 748 Snaps in Defense and was still productive despite the large amount of snapshots. He had 96 trapped for 1,258 yards with 15 touchdowns as an open receiver and 35 cups with four interceptions, 11 defended passes and one forced as a corner.
Travis Hunder of Colorado Buffaloes has a duration of the first quarter against the Baylor Bears in Folsom Field on September 21, 2024 in Boulder, Colo. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)
“I guess we’ll play against him. So, we are about to find how that team does,” said Harbaugh.
Ryan Canfield from Fox News contributed to this report.
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