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NFL players that could have been great? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Ampddaynnight@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

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What player in the NFL, past or present, would you have wanted to see succeed so badly but due to injuries, off the field issues, or whatever happened just derailed their career? For me it was unfortunate to see players like Josh Gordon or Justin Blackmon have their careers end or never getting back on track because of off-field issues.

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[–] Lui1BoY@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Shawn Merriman but injuries killed his career!

And as a Washington, Sean Taylor. He just started to emerge as a top safety. To bad.

[–] DeLaSoulisDead@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And then he dated Tila Tequila, got into some domestic violence trouble and that was the last I’ve heard of him.

[–] mikenesser@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He's still involved with the Chargers in some capacity doing social media-type content and does some stuff in the MMA world.

[–] wokp74@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Getting popped for PEDs stopped Merriman's career

[–] Jjohn269@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Basically. After he got suspended, he never got back to the level he was at

[–] SHOWTIME316@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

damn just reading his name boiled up some old hatred

i feel like i said some variation of "SHAWNE MERRIMAN IS A PIECE OF SHIT" way more than a 15-year-old should after his hit that ended Priest Holmes' career