In March, the Buccaneers released linebacker Brandon Magee. The next day, he reported for Red Sox training camp.
The offseason program came and went without any team offering Magee an NFL job. In the interim, Magee has kept playing baseball -- continuing with Boston’s Class A affiliate, the Lowell Spinners.
Bating .250 through seven games, Magee took a few minutes before his team’s latest game to visit with PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio. And Magee made it clear that, if/when an NFL team would offer Magee a roster spot, he’d give up baseball in an instant.
On one hand, the fact that Magee (who has played for the Browns and Bucs) doesn’t have one of 90 roster spots is a red flag. On the other hand, once training camps open and players start going full speed in pads, injuries will happen. It could just be a matter of time before Magee gets another chance to return to pro football.