Former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Jeff Samardzija chose baseball over football a few years ago. Well, today -- Samardzija signed a one-year contract with the Cubs for $2,640,000 - GUARANTEED money.
He's on the back end of a five-year $10.25 million deal he signed with the Cubs after graduating from ND. Samardzija is coming off a career best season where he went 8 - 4 with a 2.97 ERA as a reliever.
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