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Robert Zeglinski

How a 28-year-old former MLB player is now an Arkansas football preferred walk-on

After working his way up through the minors, Monte Harrison spent three seasons in the MLB with the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels. Now, he’s going back to school at a slightly later stage of his life to try and find something new.

On Tuesday, Arkansas on Rivals reported that Harrison will join the Arkansas Razorbacks football team as a preferred walk-on receiver. That preferred distinction means he is guaranteed a roster spot compared with a walk-on, who must earn their keep. Harrison previously had offers to play football out of high school and even committed to Nebraska before eventually switching to baseball. He’s obviously now switching back.

The catch in all this? He’s 28 years old.

Here’s a clip of Harrison catching some passes when he was younger, courtesy of Rivals:

Kudos to Harrison for reinventing himself. Hopefully it goes well because we could all learn something from him.

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