Guys that ruined their careers - Page 2

n1nesports · 07-14-2022, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

Came here to say this and Josh Gordon.

Two guys who had absolute Super Star talent. Vick could be doing movies and tv analyst gigs now, and Gordon could be discussed among the top 5 wrs to play the game, IMO.

I agree! Vick had it all going for him, after the dog thing he was never really able to shake off the tarnished rep in the eyes of the general public.

matt roberson · 07-14-2022, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AwesomeBrian

2021-22 tough era for Bama WRs...
Ruggs killed someone
Jeudy beat someone
Ridley caught gambling
Cooper traded to Cleveland.

Tragic

So sell Freeman now?!?!?!

packman80 · 07-14-2022, 01:51 PM

Rae Carueth

Giroux · 07-14-2022, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

Came here to say this and Josh Gordon.

Two guys who had absolute Super Star talent. Vick could be doing movies and tv analyst gigs now, and Gordon could be discussed among the top 5 wrs to play the game, IMO.

Vick works for Fox Sports

tjforce · 07-14-2022, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Giroux

Vick works for Fox Sports

I'll be dammed.

He was a dog killer and still got the cushy gig after football.

Just goes to show how big of a star he was.

Soxrule111 · 07-14-2022, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

I'll be dammed.

He was a dog killer and still got the cushy gig after football.

Just goes to show how big of a star he was.

Or goes to show own up to your wrong doings, do the time and after 20 years you should be able to move on past it....

Woodsy074 · 07-14-2022, 02:14 PM

Antonio Brown -

Although not sure its 100% his fault and Vontaze Burfict deserves some of the credit for scrambling AB's brain.

Noles939913 · 07-14-2022, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Soxrule111

Or goes to show own up to your wrong doings, do the time and after 20 years you should be able to move on past it....

Idk. Body slamming dogs onto concrete, drowning them in a swimming pool, electrocuting them to death, etc. seems like an evil deranged tic in the brain that’s unlikely to ever be completely rewired. Oh and the whole spreading Herpes to women thing. His brother is a POS as well so it likely runs in the family.

majestik101 · 07-14-2022, 04:22 PM

Deshaun Watson

imbluestreak23 · 07-14-2022, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Noles939913

Idk. Body slamming dogs onto concrete, drowning them in a swimming pool, electrocuting them to death, etc. seems like an evil deranged tic in the brain that’s unlikely to ever be completely rewired. Oh and the whole spreading Herpes to women thing. His brother is a POS as well so it likely runs in the family.

Have to forgive. He seems genuinely remorseful and changed to me, but who knows.

oplum29 · 07-14-2022, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tdbaseballcards

Ricky Williams

idk how 10,000 yards career rushing is a "ruined career"

oplum29 · 07-14-2022, 04:37 PM

i've got a couple of players:

Kordell Stewart- so stubborn about playing QB when he was a better athlete. he was decent, but he's pretty much been forgotten, but for those of us that were around in 1995, we remember how big of a fuss he was, playing WR, RB, Punter, and QB...Slash. he could have been a heck of a player for a long time, but no, he wanted to play QB.

Gabriel Rivera- Senior Sack....taken by Pittsburgh in 1983, was supposed to be the player that was going to rebuild the Steel Curtain defense, got drunk, crashed, and was paralyzed. He was drafted ahead of Dan Marino

Josh Gordon

Aldon Smith- had 42 sacks i believe in his first 43 games...then the problems started

Jamarcus Russell- a complete bust, who years later, blames the Raiders....

and the first name that always stuck out to me...

i'll always remember Alvin Harper as the first real free agent bust, simply because he left the back-2-back champs for crappy Tampa and their money, and then simply disappeared.

Harper was on his way to becoming what John Taylor was to the 49ers, quite possibly one of the best #2 WRs of all-time, and he threw it all away.

as a 49ers fan, i was happy to see him leave Dallas, but as a football fan, i'll never forget that.

Giroux · 07-14-2022, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Have to forgive. He seems genuinely remorseful and changed to me, but who knows.

I agree. Hearing him talk about the incident, he seems to really regret what he did and the kind of person he was.

evileddie · 07-14-2022, 05:05 PM

Not really sure they ruined their careers, but they certainly had issues.

Antonio Bryant
Aqib Talib
Mike Williams

Also Plaxico Burress

Ruined their careers after football Kellen Winslow Jr, Darren Sharper, Dana Stubblefield

MiamiMarlinsFan · 07-14-2022, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AwesomeBrian

2021-22 tough era for Bama WRs...
Ruggs killed someone
Jeudy beat someone
Ridley caught gambling
Cooper traded to Cleveland.

Tragic

Most tragic of all.

Siberian13 · 07-14-2022, 05:11 PM

Aaron Hernandez

Siberian13 · 07-14-2022, 05:12 PM

Ray “Don’t Spit in My Face” Rice

TheFrenzy · 07-14-2022, 05:29 PM

Looking at the question from another perspective: All the guys who demanded to be paid in crypto.

Seahawks fan · 07-14-2022, 05:43 PM

Kellen Winslow Jr
Malik McDowell

Motorcycles/ATVs killed their careers before they got started.

Highstubbs · 07-14-2022, 05:47 PM

Johnny Manziel

Locally Onterrio Smith "whizzinator"

JeffG1954 · 07-14-2022, 06:05 PM

Todd Marinovich

cfern023 · 07-14-2022, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tdbaseballcards

Ricky Williams

I feel like Ricky gets too much flack. He was hurting like Luck, and was self medicating. He came back and was serviceable. I feel like Ricky deserves some recognition for the good career he had, while it wasn’t as great as he could have been- he was spent. Wandstadt ran him into the ground literally. That coupled w his social anxiety and he did pretty good for himself post “retirement”

My favorite quote:
Reporter: Ricky; how did you test positive?
Ricky: I got high and forgot I wasn’t supposed to get high.

That and his quote for speeding in his car : I like to go fast.

jbrown36836 · 07-14-2022, 07:31 PM

Darrius Guice
Deshaun Watson

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88horsepower · 07-14-2022, 07:38 PM

Art Schlichter

TheFrenzy · 07-14-2022, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Blazed

Vince Young

I’ll argue that Jeff Fisher did more to ruin Young’s career.

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oplum29 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 10,405	i've got a couple of players: Kordell Stewart- so stubborn about playing QB when he was a better athlete. he was decent, but he's pretty much been forgotten, but for those of us that were around in 1995, we remember how big of a fuss he was, playing WR, RB, Punter, and QB...Slash. he could have been a heck of a player for a long time, but no, he wanted to play QB. Gabriel Rivera- Senior Sack....taken by Pittsburgh in 1983, was supposed to be the player that was going to rebuild the Steel Curtain defense, got drunk, crashed, and was paralyzed. He was drafted ahead of Dan Marino Josh Gordon Aldon Smith- had 42 sacks i believe in his first 43 games...then the problems started Jamarcus Russell- a complete bust, who years later, blames the Raiders.... and the first name that always stuck out to me... i'll always remember Alvin Harper as the first real free agent bust, simply because he left the back-2-back champs for crappy Tampa and their money, and then simply disappeared. Harper was on his way to becoming what John Taylor was to the 49ers, quite possibly one of the best #2 WRs of all-time, and he threw it all away. as a 49ers fan, i was happy to see him leave Dallas, but as a football fan, i'll never forget that. __________________ "got em, got em, need em, got em, got em, need em, got em" - Little Monsters Last edited by oplum29; 07-14-2022 at 04:41 PM.

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evileddie Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 3,159 evileddie	Not really sure they ruined their careers, but they certainly had issues. Antonio Bryant Aqib Talib Mike Williams Also Plaxico Burress Ruined their careers after football Kellen Winslow Jr, Darren Sharper, Dana Stubblefield Last edited by evileddie; 07-14-2022 at 05:09 PM.

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