Top NFL Draft prospect Travis Hunter’s stance on 2-way difficulty criticized by Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson

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Travis Hunter, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, is facing some pushback over his response to a question about the difficulty of being a two-way athlete. 

Former NFL stars and current podcast co-hosts Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson were among those who shared criticism after learning Hunter said that playing both offense and defense in football was more challenging than hitting and pitching in baseball like Shohei Ohtani has done so successfully.

During last week's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Hunter was asked if being a two-way football player was more challenging than throwing from an MLB pitching mound every five days while also being a full-time designated hitter.

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Colorado defensive back Travis Hunter during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.  (Tanner Pearson/Imagn Images)

"Probably me, what I do in football, because it's a lot on your body," Hunter said. "Ohtani, he's a great player, but you gotta do a lot in football."

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Johnson, who spent the majority of his pro football career with the Cincinnati Bengals, spoke of Hunter getting in a batting cage. 

"I got to get Travis Hunter in the batting cage," the former wide receiver said during an appearance on "The Stephen A. Smith Show" after hearing Hunter's take. "As athletically gifted as you are, I want to see you hit a 95 mph fastball in the cage. The comparison is not even close.

"The two most difficult things in life are hitting a baseball and keeping a