Bust. The word gets thrown around a lot come draft time.
Memories of Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandarich come back and haunt the dreams of NFL General Managers. Every team hopes to avoid drafting a “bust”—but if we have learned anything from the NFL Draft, it’s that busts are both unavoidable and plentiful.
After the draft, teams often rejoice in the glory that is a newly selected draft class, but those thoughts will soon be a distant memory—just ask any Raiders fan about JaMarcus Russell.
Players can “bust” for a multitude of reasons. Some can never get over the injury bug (Charles Rodgers). Others underachieve and never live up to their potential (Vernon Gholston). And then there are those whose off-the-field issues get the best of them (Pacman Jones). ...
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