Bubba Thompson, former MLB outfielder, joins South Alabama football team as walk-on [Video]

Former MLB outfielder Bubba Thompson is trying his hand at a different sport. According to AL.com, Thompson has joined the South Alabama football team as a walk-on.

In a video Thompson posted on his social media accounts, he can be seen throwing a football inside South Alabama’s practice facility. South Alabama coach Major Applewhite confirmed to AL.com that Thompson will be joining the team for spring practices and will walk on as a quarterback.

Thompson does have experience under center as he was an all-state quarterback at McGill-Toolen Catholic School in Mobile, Ala. back in 2016. However, the 26-year-old has spent the last eight years playing professional baseball, and was a first-round pick of the Texas Rangers in 2017.

Despite being nearly 27 years old, Thompson has five years of eligibility remaining at the collegiate level since he never attended college. A similar situation is …