Herschel Walker is following in the footsteps of many other retired/suspended/disgraced athletes in pro sports by jumping into the octagon. Here’s the dish from FOX Sports:

The 47-year-old former NFL running back said Monday that he has signed a multi-fight contract with promoter Strikeforce. Walker will begin a 12-week training camp next month in San Jose, Calif., with the American Kickboxing Academy. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner already holds a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

“I’ve been training for several years,” Walker said in a statement. “I would play college football games on Saturday and then compete in martial arts tournaments on Sunday after church I’m now looking forward to opening up another chapter in my life and to competing in MMA.”

In 12 NFL seasons — playing for the Cowboys, Vikings, Eagles and Giants — he made the Pro Bowl twice.

Walker has already had athletic success outside of football, making the two-man bobsled team at 1992 Winter Olympics. He finished seventh.

Although Walker is no stranger to martial arts, let’s just hope he pulls a young Herschel Walker:

Instead of a post-NFL Johnnie Morton: