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NFL players that could have been great? (alien.top)
submitted 10 months 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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[–] DONNIENARC0@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (17 children)

I was always a huge Bob Sanders fan. He did succeed with a SB, two first team all-pros, and a DPOY award, but his prime/career was cut horribly short from injuries. He only played above 6 games twice in his career, and racked up all those accolades listed above in those two seasons alone.

[–] the_c_is_silent@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

He only played above 6 games twice in his career

That's crazy. You could legit make the case he was the reason the Colts finally got over the hump in 06. A safety having that level of impact is Dawkins/Reed level. But dude was made of glass.

[–] CaptainAssPlunderer@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t disrespect the man and say he was made of glass. NFL level collisions are at the level of severe car crashes, and safeties who play like Sanders may have a dozen or more in a single game.

Very few humans are able to take that kind of punishment.

Injury prone, yes….weak body made of glass…nah

[–] the_c_is_silent@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I feel like it's an obviously unspoken "in the context of the NFL". Like no offense, but no shit. A normal human would explode with one tackle. Comparable to NFL safeties, he was 100% injury prone and made of glass.

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