Signed with the Atlanta Braves as a free agent on Feb. 24, 2017... previously drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 37th round of the 2008 MLB Draft but did not sign... made his Minor League debut on June 23, 2017 with Rookie-level Danville... previously drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round (No. 134 overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Georgia... defensive back appeared in 58 games at Georgia, finishing with 154 tackles and eight interceptions... played three seasons in the NFL with the Chiefs, from 2013-15... appeared in two regular season NFL games with Kansas City in 2013 (11/17 at Denver; 11/24 vs. San Diego) and 11 preseason games over three years... recorded his only regular-season tackle in a 27-17 loss to the Broncos on 11/17/13... injuries derailed his football career -- he fractured his left collarbone during training camp in July 2013 and later broke his ankle during training camp the following July, an injury that required surgery... he was waived by the Chiefs on Sept. 5, 2015... signed with the Braves and received a $100,000 bonus in February 2017 despite not having played baseball since high school at Augusta Westside in Georgia.... was a communications studies major at Georgia... worked with former Major Leaguer Jerry Hairston Jr. in his attempt to get back into baseball. "I love baseball," Commings told FOX Sports. "It's a sport I've loved my whole life." ... received the same signing bonus that former NFL quaterback Tim Tebow got from the Mets when he began his baseball career in 2016... worked out with Hairston for three months and had planned a showcase for Major League teams on March 8 in Arizona but ended up signing with the Braves beforehand... picked up his first career hitt on June 26, 2017 with Danville.
