Former Wide Receiver Becomes First NFL Player to Play Professional Basketball

A former NFL wide receiver has made history, as he becomes the first player to play professional basketball.

On Tuesday, former NBA role player Andrew Rivers stated that he believes the game of basketball is far harder to play than football. According to Rivers, NFL players only have to 'Catch the ball and run North or South...it's not that complex.'Read more: NFL Players Bash Former NBA Role Player For Saying Football is Easier Than BasketballRivers also stated, 'You could take 30 players right now and throw them into the NFL.

Read more: Kansas City Chiefs Signing Rugby Player Louis Rees-Zammit Is Sneaky Good DecisionNow, he has become the first NFL player in history to sign a professional basketball contract. Funchess has signed a contract with the Caribbean Storm Llaneros of the Professional Colombia Basketball.He will have to work his way through the international leagues if he hopes to play in the NBA one day, but he is already on his way to playing basketball professionally.

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