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.
Eric Berry
Berry had some of the worst injury luck I’ve ever seen a player have. Torn ACL, blown achilles, cancer, and then the Haglund’s deformity which ended his career. And to top it off, most of those injuries/diagnoses occurred early (the ACL and Achilles injuries happened in the first game of their respective seasons) on in their respective seasons so he missed out on pretty much the most playing time possible.
He will always be one of my favorite Chiefs though.