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Eva Geitheim

EXPLAINED: A complete guide to travis hunter s bold attempt to become nfl s next two way star - The Real Truth

Colorado Buffalos wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Travis Hunter is looking to do what no NFL player has done in over 60 years—play full-time on both sides of the football.

Playing offense and defense used to be the norm back in the first 40 years of the NFL, in the days before the Super Bowl, before the advent of instant replay, and when receivers were still called "ends." Given the limits to both roster size and substitutions in the early days of the sport, two-way stars were a necessity.

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