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re: Random athletes that you thought would have long careers but never did

Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:36 am to
Posted by Geauxing for 3
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:36 am to
Mark Prior
Posted by FootballNostradamus
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:37 am to
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Braylon Edwards


Great answer.

I'd love to see what someone like Peter Warrick could do in today's NFL with the slot WR and the gadget plays. It sucked he never really caught-on.
Posted by ElroyJetSon
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:37 am to
Gordie Howe
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:39 am to
He's still playing, but I thought Darren McFadden would be a stud in the NFL. Just never happened. Always hurt and can't have much tread left.
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:40 am to
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Braylon Edwards


How long is considered 'long' in the NFL? He was in the league for 7-years. I know that's definitely above average, if anything, I feel as though he underproduced.

Didn't he have one like super good year with the Browns? Like the year they went 10-6 or 9-5 with Derek Anderson?

Charles Rogers is also a good pick.

I'd like to add Arkansas product Matt Jones to the conversation as well.
Posted by Jamohn
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:42 am to
Two of the ill-fated Lions WR draft picks-- Charles Rogers and Mike Williams.

Amobi Okoye--still trying to break back into football. Shockingly still only 29. Hasn't played in an NFL regular season game since 2012
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:42 am to
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quote:
Yea, he was a douche, but his junior year at Notre Dame was one of the best individual passing seasons I thought I'd ever seen from a college quarterback.


Are you 12?


Hardly - he was excellent that year. It was drowned out by the fact that he was on a very mediocre team with an abysmal defense and a coach on his way out, but he was really, really good. His accuracy was astonishing at times. He had four interceptions that season on something like 430 attempts; two of them bounced off the hands of receivers and another was an end-of-half Hail Mary.

This article, while obviously biased, does a decent job of fleshing out what I'm talking about.
Posted by CunningLinguist
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 11:48 am to
Going to the LSU well...Keiland Williams
Posted by TheWalrus
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 12:25 pm to
Dajuan Wagner
Posted by Crowknowsbest
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 12:36 pm to
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Peter Warrick

That's a good one
Posted by Peazey
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 12:40 pm to
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Michael Clayton's career was a damn shame especially after a near 1200 yard rookie season.


It was a strange thing that he fell off so much. I've always wondered what happened. Was it being stuck without a QB in Tampa? One would think that he could have caught on somewhere else if that was the case. Did he lose passion and ambition for the game?
Posted by LL012697
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 12:41 pm to
I'm obviously projecting at this point but RG3. He was the #2 pick and had a great rookie year and led the Redskins to a division title. Shanahan broke him and he lost the starting job and now he's on to Cleveland, which is never a good thing for a QB. It's still possible for him to have a long career, but it almost certainly won't follow the trajectory I thought it would
Posted by mylsuhat
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 12:42 pm to
Braylon Edwards


Dude was a highlight reel at Michigan then flopped in the NFL




ETA: frick didn't see someone posted him
This post was edited on 7/25/16 at 12:44 pm
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 12:43 pm to
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It was a strange thing that he fell off so much. I've always wondered what happened. Was it being stuck without a QB in Tampa? One would think that he could have caught on somewhere else if that was the case. Did he lose passion and ambition for the game?


alcoholic brah.
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 1:24 pm to
Kevin Maas
Posted by Dizz
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 1:40 pm to
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Keiland Williams


Pretty sure he is till Miles' dog house.
Posted by SG_Geaux
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 1:42 pm to
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Keiland Williams


I figured his calves alone would have 3 Super Bowl rings by now.
Posted by 12Pence
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 1:43 pm to
Cedric Cobbs
Posted by Thurber
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 1:46 pm to
Bo Jackson
Posted by TheCaterpillar
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 1:49 pm to
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Michael Clayton's career was a damn shame especially after a near 1200 yard rookie season.


It was a strange thing that he fell off so much. I've always wondered what happened.


Alcoholism.
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