How an ex-Oregon State quarterback became the Yankees’ latest pitching project

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How an ex-Oregon State quarterback became the Yankees’ latest pitching project

Still adjusting to life as a Yankee, Chance Nolan had no clue that his new team had so many ties to the gridiron. Plenty of notable football players have been drafted or employed by the Bombers. The list includes Deion Sanders, John Elway, Bo Jackson, George Halas, Russell Wilson, Drew Henson, Daunte Culpepper and Brandon Weeden. “A lot of quarterbacks,” Nolan, hearing this info for the first time, noted during a phone call with the Daily News. …