![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/616/936/hi-res-177652425-pitcher-david-robertson-of-the-new-york-yankees-throws_crop_exact.jpg?w=1200&h=1200&q=75)
One Player from Each MLB Team Who Could Emerge from Shadows in
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/00/40/45/16910656/6/1200x0.jpg)
Giants' Jeff Samardzija offers advice to NFL-bound Kyler Murray
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/616/635/51358521_original.jpg?1294287002)
Baseball America: Chicago Cubs On the Top 100 List Through The
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/03/21/46BYVUFJ65BUVG2KMNG7OFQO5A.jpg?w=620)
Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton on the Jeff Samardzija career path
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/MLB-NLC-CHC-Uniform.png/275px-MLB-NLC-CHC-Uniform.png)
Chicago Cubs - Wikipedia
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2013/06/02/B7LLEWQFZS5HHEBVJXNY7ELO6I.jpg?w=1024)
Car accident ended former NY Giants draft pick Chad Jones' NFL
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w1024/mlb/ejj7nlwwcsbuitrorhju)
Giants, Jeff Samardzija agree to contract
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://fightingirish.com/imgproxy/QK4lXQBnIq4KJrZgRkrbP2aJKrZytX02X2sbPEVeTEU/fit/150/269/ce/0/aHR0cHM6Ly9maWdodGluZ2lyaXNoLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAwOC8wNy80NTIyMzEtMy5qcGVn.jpg)
Jeff Samardzija Signs Five-Year MLB Deal With Chicago Cubs – Notre
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/535/732/fcfc20be1bd7674351d2416947ff13bf_crop_exact.jpg?w=512&h=342&q=75)
Free Agency, Trade Ideas to Fix All 30 MLB Teams' Biggest Weakness
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/1D77C6-WgCIodvwb737kUBStgwg=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc/public/7L4LKO5JLBEBHP63SP5FTXASEQ.jpg)
Warm thoughts: Cubs and White Sox at spring training
![Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/nh50XOXpCJEkhk921-laNhBdw7M=/2048x1436/www.trbimg.com/img-550ecdcd/turbine/ct-sullivan-baseball-spt-0322-20150321)
Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton on the Jeff Samardzija career path