If you don't get what I mean...let me just say Maurice Clarett A.K.A gotta get my goose on! This is what I mean by let down someone who didn't perform like everyone thought, or couldn't get the "thug" mentality out of their mind when they made it big. Who had the saddest story/ FLOP!
2006-10-17 06:00:04 · 15 answers · asked by Nerds Rule! 6 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I agree Ryan Leaf was a spazz, also he was coo coo for cocoa puffs! I loves seeing on ESPN all of the clips of him snapping on sports analyst. Whatever happend to him?
What about the RB who was actually good but got arrested all the time was it Lawrence Phillips. LOL He tried to run over 13, and 14 yr. olds after losing in a pick up football game shame! I feel so bad for him.
2006-10-17 06:14:29 · update #1
If I have to pick someone who flopped due to their own actions I would have to pick Lawrence Phillips.
But if you want the saddest carreer ending story, I'd have to say Derrick Thomas...He was on pace to be one of the greatest Linebackers in NFL history and had it all stripped away by a drunk driver.
2006-10-17 06:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say Archie Griffin coming out of college he won 2 Heisman Trophy winner the only player ever to start in 4 straight Rose Bowls. Rushed for 5589 yard in four years at Ohio State the number one pick of the Cincinnati Bengals. In six years he got 2,808 yards rushing that under 500 yards a season.
But I think Len Bias the #1 pick of the Boston Celtic who OD after he was drafted on Crack is the saddest story
2006-10-17 13:25:15 · answer #2 · answered by hair_of_a_dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ryan Leaf is a popular example of a huge flop. He was #2 overall in the same draft with Peyton Manning (both were considered equal by most draft analysts) and ended up throwing record amounts of interceptions. He was out of the NFL in 4 years.
2006-10-17 13:10:11 · answer #3 · answered by drbuns 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question with lots of candidates. I would have to go with Ryan ( knock it off, get away from me) Leaf. His meltdown after that Chiefs game was epic. That stiff the Texans drafted # 1 this past year( Mario Williams) is on the fast track to being high on the list, lol.
2006-10-17 14:38:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saddest story is Dan Marino no winning a Superbowl
The biggest letdown was that ***-hole Ryan Leaf
2006-10-17 19:43:17 · answer #5 · answered by CHAVITO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many sad stories to choose just one. I'm a Buckeye to the core & it killed me to see Clarett throw away a great college & possible pro career because of some idiots who just wanted to make money off of him. And to hear Clarett try to smear & discredit a great coach/human being jike Jim Tressell was pitiful.
And I feel bad for Marinovich himself, but I'm glad his dad's Iron Curtain experiment flopped. Quick recap for those unfamiliar - Todd Marinovich Sr. was a failed QB when grooemd his son from the age of 3 to be an NFL QB - foods, activities, even TV shows. Everything was chosen for him in an effort to engineer an NFL QB. Backfired because Todd Jr. couldn't read NFL defenses. And it was sad, too - Todd Jr. turned to drugs & just faded away aimlessly because he never had anything in his life that wasn't about football. Very sad story as well.
Don Rogers was already in the NFL & was one of the brightest young stars in football. He, Hanford Dixon, Frank Minnifield & Felix Wright were poised to lead the Cleveland Browns into the great years of the late 80's. The other 3 did, joined by Thane Gash. Rogers died at 25 due to cocaine OD. The saddest part of his story other than that is that he is largely forgotten because Len Bias, #1 draft pick of the Celtics, died of the same thing 2 days before Rogers.
There are sad stories among the ones that made it, too.
Dexter Manley was an All-American at Oklahoma State, Pro Bowler for the Redskins who got into trouble after the NFL because he was broke & but couldn't read & write anything more than his own name. Once he was used up in football he was discarded & because he was illiterate had no money to fall back on from his NFL career. BTW - Jimmy Johnson was the coach who recruited him, for all you JJ fans. What a great humanitarian.
Mike Webster - HOF center with the Steelers & the Chiefs whose use of steroids & other drugs coupled with numerous head injuries debilitated him into a barely functional quasi-vegetable before he died. He never lived to see 50 & didn't remember any of the things he traded his mind & body for because of the abuse he took.
John Matuszak - same story. Steroids, short but great NFL career full of drugs & partying - dead at 38.
There are many others, but that should be depressing enough to read. I pray that the list gets shorter as we advance in medicine & sports psychology.
2006-10-17 13:30:03 · answer #6 · answered by byhisgrace70295 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thats a great question, two others come to mind that you hadnt mentioned....Todd Marinovich (the guy was groomed as a child to be a quarterback) and Tony Mandarich. What about Brian Bosworth
2006-10-17 14:22:24 · answer #7 · answered by freak_oftheindustry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may just be David Pollack. All-time sack leader for Georgia, went first round to the Bengals as a run-stopping king, stiff-armed by Rueben Droughns, and broke his neck. In a month or two, if it has healed correctly, he'll be back next season, if it doesn't...... He made enough money in his first two seasons. I feel sorry for him. It wasn't a cheap shot, it was just badly timed.
2006-10-17 13:18:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Included in all these lists should be Joe Don Looney (Oklahoma) who was a big bust in the pro's. Also, don't forget Marcus Vick, Mikes brother, who screwed up his college career and probably pro career too.
2006-10-17 18:55:55 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andre Ware or Ki-Jana Carter
2006-10-17 14:35:43 · answer #10 · answered by Eric K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋