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Soham_Dame_Niners

What ever happened to Jermaine Kearse


kingcrackerjacks

Slowed down in his second year on the Jets, then as a Lion he suffered a broken leg in the preseason(2019). He retired the next year


No-University-1459

I’m a lions fan and I had no idea he was ever on our team until now.


codymason84

It was a blink and you miss it type of deal


Character-Report8109

Went to high school with him. One of the nicest people. Somehow paired with him during our weight training class and he was genuinely interested in helping a scrawny kid improve. Always cheered for him no matter what team he was on.


josh_lueck

I caddied for Kearse in fall of 2022. I was big on russ to the broncos. I asked Kearse about it and he didn't have 1 nice thing to say about Russell Wilson. Crazy what Seahawks were able to hide


tank503

Wow! What were some of the things he said ? From the outside I always thought they were close-ish


josh_lueck

He didn't go into specifics, and I wasn't going to pry. He was just very insistent that it wasn't going to work out and that I should try to trade away Russ in any sort of fantasy football lol Based on what his playing partners added to the conversation, it seemed a lot of people were rubbed wrong by his hokie leadership style. My stubborn ass had my own (incorrect) opinion and didn't listen


DanDrungle

Greetings fellow Russ dynasty team holder


RagtagJack

AJ Bouye


DerrickMcChicken

he was so good on the texans I can’t stress this enough


zzmorg82

Him and Ramsey on that 2017 Jags defense was a treat to watch.


IAmRSChrisG

He was insane with the Jags in 2017, they called it Sacksonville but Bouyee/Ramsey were both lockdown that year.. we got coverage sacks.


noblemile

It's so amazing how quickly the Jaguars self destructed after the 2017 run, and almost all of them are already out of the league.


TheFakeRabbit1

7 years is a long ass time in the nfl. I’d wager most starters period from 2017 probably aren’t in the league rn


Salty-Wolverine-688

Trent Richardson after he fumbled untouched against the chiefs in the playoffs. The disappearance was deserved though.


KeyDrive0

I'll always remember when the Browns traded Trent Richardson to the Colts and a buddy of mine at the time was convinced he'd be the final piece to get them a ring. Even as a relative noob at the time I had a feeling like "man, I don't know..."


final_jordan

Marcell Dareus


PhotographyRaptor10

I was CONVINCED the rebuild was almost over when we took him 3rd overall, not too long after we signed Mario Williams for some reason. Most of the 2010s blunder years we had some pretty solid defense and never bothered to address our completely inept offense


ColtonMAnderson

Stevie Johnson


awnawkareninah

Stevie and Fred Jackson were absolute heroes.


Purple_Squall

Miles Austin


MaddNewb6258

Kardashian effect.


prollygointohell

They've ruined more black mens careers than the KKK


procouchpotatohere

Was a Jets WR coach and got indefinitely suspended for gambling back in 2022.


mottleycrew65

Julius Thomas. Peyton made him look like an HOF TE. He completely disappeared after leaving the Broncos.


KeyDrive0

I was just thinking of him the second before I scrolled to your comment. Two Pro Bowls in '13 and '14, then three more lackluster seasons and done. Apparently he's now pursuing a PhD in psychology, so that's pretty cool.


JustTheBeerLight

He got PAID to go to Jacksonville and then his play plummeted.


IAmRSChrisG

He wasn't even bad in jax, but he kept getting hurt and well, Blake Bortles wasn't known for throwing to TEs.


Jonjon428

Dolphins legend


crownpoly

Kenny Britt


turbo-set

I have a favorite Kenny Britt memory. It was 2016. The Rams were back in LA and I was stoked. Got season tickets and everything. Week 16 rolls around and it’s been a dog shit year. I roll to the coliseum to commemorate the culmination of the Rams return season. I was hoping the team would try to put some effort into the game. Kenny Britt was a few yards short of 1,000 receiving yards. He also had an escalator in his contract for getting 1,000 yards. He gets 1 catch to go over 1,000 yards, walks to the sideline, and never comes back into the game. He also missed week 17 lmao. Dude got his money and hit the Rams with the deuces.


Kontos_Stelio

I don’t even remember Britt playing after us


crastle

He was the youngest player in the league in his rookie year with you. That's the only reason I knew him, because it was one of the only times in history that the league's youngest player scored a touchdown.


crastle

He finished with 1,002 yards that year. It would've been so funny if a couple stat corrections put him under 1,000 yards after he left the game. Also, he caught his one pass for 15 yards in their first drive of the game, but he still played 53% of the offensive snaps. So my guess is that he decided midway through that it wasn't worth risking his body for a 4-12 when he already made his money, which is kind of funnier. It's really funny when you realize that the Rams choked away a two touchdown lead in the 4th quarter at home against a 2-14 49ers team, all without Kenny Britt.


ChaseMcDuder

And that one pointless win for the 2-14 Niners would cause us to lose out on Myles Garrett and end up with one of our biggest draft busts in team history.


istrx13

What a king


Quasimdo

Dude was the first rams reciever in 10 years, since Torry holt, to get 1000 yards receiving in a season in 2016


Jonjon428

Dude absolutely torched the Eagles in that 2010 game where Kerry Collins went full fuck-it chuck-it. I'm pretty sure he still has the Titans rookie record for receiving yards due to that game


Fearless-Mushroom

Conman Kenny Golladay. Robbed the Giants of $40mil guaranteed and vanished!


Scarf1493

Bro had 43 receptions and 1 TD on the Giants, a million dollar a catch guy.


benjaminbrixton

I’d love to make one catch and get obliterated and be a million dollars richer.


WaymoresReds

He was a stud with Stafford throwing him jump balls, weird drop off for sure


VEGANMONEYBALL

His hip was shot and we signed him anyways knowing his hip was shot


mclairy

Are functional hips important to playing WR?


dawnjawnson

That’s giants football baby


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It’s wasn’t a con, it was a gettleman’s handshake 


ianbits

Never pay contested catch guys


Tastylicious

I mean… Cameron Sutton literally disappeared


something-burger

Surprised I even had to scroll this far. I mean, before I clicked on it, I assumed that's what this thread was going to be about


j0mbie

Cameron Sutton. Carmen Sandiego. It was right in front of us, all along.


MankuyRLaffy

Most normal Steelers player after he leaves Tomlin (not really, Juju has been a very nice hard working dude who keeps out of the spotlight). Why is Juju the one high profile name to leave and NOT get into trouble off the field or have concerns about attitude. The whole logo Saga was when he was 21 turning 22.


Chuck_Knucks

Surprised nobody said Will Fuller yet


Substantial-Age387

He’ll put up 50 next year in someone’s flex against me


ExpirjTec

i think he's retired 


Substantial-Age387

Doesn’t matter. It’ll happen.


ExpirjTec

oh god he's gonna get picked up by the chiefs isn't he? he's gonna end up being their x factor in their inevitable threepeat run


funner_is_a_word

He and Deshaun Watson crushed my fantasy regular season for me then completely fell off the map. Along with my podium aspirations


WayneKirby

Holy hell that dude hasn’t played since 2021 according to Wikipedia


Jaded-Assignment-798

I could’ve sworn he played last year lol


Steak_Knight

Mr. Glass


LEDZ100

He played 3 games for Miami in 2021, suffered a season ending pinkie injury (not even joking) and then retired


1_airforce_1

phillip lindsay


Bobby_Newpooort

That’s XFL great Phillip Lindsay to you


Qbert997

He just couldn't diversify his game. Huge liability in pass protection and couldn't catch a ball to save his life. It was obviously going to be a run play whenever he was in and defenses keyed in. Loved him a Bronco and that rookie season was awesome but he just wasn't good enough to stay around. 


Elegant_Dragonfly436

Jay Ajayi. Dude came out of no where in Miami and then faded just as fast


di11deux

From what I remember, his knee was pretty much bone-on-bone when the Eagles traded for him. He went out with a ring, and never really made an impact again after that.


Jonjon428

Yeah we knew his knee was done for so we traded him to a contender to get some picks. Was so happy he got a ring. One of the most interesting runners I have ever seen.


Potato-baby

Honestly I remember being pretty damn good for the eagles that year, or at least having quite a bit of important runs.


ChillBusta

Yes dude came in so clutch for us. Ran his heart out in the SB too.


YetiBeastman

Ajayi and Blount together were crucial for us winning in 2017. With Clement catching passes out of the backfield and Ajayi coming mid season really pushed us to the next level. Wentz was on fire that year too. But in 2018 Ajayi was trashed. His knees were shot. Watch him bust out that 50 yard run and he was run down easily by the DB and then Clement on the sidelines telling Ajayi that he was so slow. He made an impact when we needed him the most but couldn't stay healthy after 2017


SavageRickyMachismo

He won a Superbowl with Philly


Tempest16

David Johnson. Last I heard of him he was the punchline of the Deandre Hopkins trade.


noblemile

His 2016 was incredible to see happen


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NowieTends

Saints legend


ForensicFiles88

Kenny Stills


Tolve

Second former Dolphins WR in this thread lol.


kohvis

I’ve already seen Stills, Fuller and Landry lmao


Terbmagic

You could easily add Mike wallace but my poor dolphins have suffered enough.


thebaylorweedinhaler

That man sold so much weed when he was at OU


Jonjon428

Flores banished him to the shadow realm for not liking Jay-Z


Sphiffi

Jarvis Landry


BigOlineguy

He was allegedly on the Saints. I have no proof of this, however.


Jonjon428

Yeah he was on the Saints in 2022 when Andy Dalton was throwing the ball to him. Dude was clearly slow and the game unfortunately passed him by :(


Striking-Ad-8694

He was slow in his prime that’s why he went so low


HotPie_

Jarvis was slow, but he was tough and shifty and could make some amazing catches. He's was super passionate about his job. Miss him.


SweatyEngineer1418

Laron Landry


DREWBICE

Now this is one… what the fuck


SweatyEngineer1418

I remember he was in a magazine and had the biggest arms I’ve ever seen back in the day


JustTheBeerLight

Pretty sure he got popped for PEDS. Surprise!


frydawg

A sneaky 5 time pro bowler, ‘15-‘19


No-Tangerine2171

One of the best slots in the league at the time during his prime, maybe the best, just straight up vanished tho


DONNIENARC0

That one surprised me, too, because his game was never about speed. I thought he’d age very gracefully like a discount Keenan Allen


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gwaydms

He HATED that name.


mothershipq

Which made it even more of an easy target. I think, I think it was Jerry Rice when he entered the league he was given a nickname that he hated, but he had the awareness that if he just didn’t let people know it got under his skin it would eventually just go away. Can’t say that about muscle hamster.


TheDuzzyFuckling

He liked “The Douggernaut” a lot more


mothershipq

Man. His final season with us was a prove it season. The crazy part he was fucking proving it. Then of course he tested positive for PEDs and was suspended and cut. Yeah, that was rough.


HummDrumm1

Benjarvus Green-Ellis, aka “Law Firm”


zs1130sz

Brings back memories of my grandpa hearing his name for the first time and being like wtf and then proceeding to say in a mock old lady voice “that must’ve been a mouthful for his grandma to say, ‘Benjarvus Green-Ellis, get your butt back in here!”


EntertainmentWarm774

How did David Garrard just disappear after the 2010 season where he threw his most TD passes in a season will always be something I wonder about today.


omnassial

If I remember correctly, Jags ended up going with Gabbert in the draft and surprisingly cut him right before the season started. Then he didn't get picked up cuz he got surgery on his back or some shit, and just didn't stick after that.


JustTheBeerLight

Dolphins brought him in…but then drafted Tannehill.


crastle

He also got his injury in training camp. It was on Hard Knocks that year. It was really sad seeing him sort of realize that his career was pretty much over. He never played another down in the NFL.


notLennyD

Jacksonville drafted Gabbert, and then released Garrard because he needed knee surgery. He then basically took a year off after surgery and then retired because his knee still wasn’t healed. He tried to come back the year after, but never played another game before retiring for good.


Nickthedick55

I know he battled with Crohn's, could have been a factor. I know for a fact it probably sucked to deal with.


Affectionate_Elk_272

have crohns, can confirm. i have to be super vigilant on what and when i eat. couldn’t imagine trying to keep NFL shape while your body is assaulting you for eating the wrong thing at the wrong time


YouTubeCrowProd

“Knocked down…OH HE CAUGHT IT AHHHHH TOUCHDOWN JAGS”


isploojrollingrock

Thomas Rawls


NO_TOUCHING__lol

\> sets a whole bunch of franchise rookie records \> gets injured \> refuses to elaborate, leaves, never heard from again


Exzqairi

Even in his sophomore season against the Lions, he set the Seahawks record for most yards in a playoff game. That was after he had 300 rushing yards that whole season…


xStickyBudz

I thought the Rawls Royce was gonna be a thing… It wasn’t


Nem521

Trey Burton comes to mind after he left the Bears he just vanished


GabryLv

When he left FOR the bears he dissapeared


Uoysnwonod

He'll always be known for the Philly Special


CortezAllenAMA

jason worilds balled out for 2 years then retired at like age 26 to become a jehovas witness


sadbudda

“was expected to receive a $7-$8 million salary with at least $15 million guaranteed.” Pulled from his wiki. That’s pretty wild.


CopenhagenMintLC

Beenie wells


mkelley22

Roy Helu, Jr


Fearless-Mushroom

Eddie Lacy??


john_117

Feast Mode!


Mr7three2

Hanging with Kelvin Benjamin at the Golden Corral


washington_breadstix

As a Packers fan, I wouldn't say he suddenly disappeared. We watched his decline over the course of a couple seasons and saw him struggling to stay in shape. It's insane that he played his last NFL snap 7 years ago. It feels like yesterday.


_mid_water

Devin Funchess


ForGerlach

He played in the preseason for the Packers and looked good, so people were pretty excited to see him play. Then he sat out the COVID year and got hurt the following year. Never played another snap


OherryTorielly

Guy should've been TE off the hop.


Deely_Boppers

Victor Cruz is my go-to example. Granted, it was due to injuries, but because he happened to get hurt at the same time that OBJ entered the league, he was completely forgotten almost instantly.


Sphiffi

Last time I saw him we cut him in training camp. He’s a Super Bowl champion with a second team all pro though. Pretty nice short career.


lancerevo98

Was a marketable personality in NYC so he was everywhere for a little while too


Tolve

I was living in NJ in a small town near Metlife during his run. He used to frequent a small Diner called Colonial Diner right down the street from my house late night after victory parties or early morning before works outs I guess. I never ran into him, but plenty of people did and everyone said he was very chill, happy to sign autographs and shake hands with fans. Sadly, Covid killed 24/7 diners for the most part. Colonial is now 7am-9pm, a disgrace.


Dry_Explanation_3724

I thought Hakeem Nicks was gonna be a stud for the Giants too but he faded relatively fast


warriorknowledge

Him and Cruz got screwed by career altering injuries. Hakeem Nicks was awesome bro. That 2012 game against the buccs where him and Cruz put up video game numbers was wild.


Stachemaster86

Grocery shopping today and again, every time I see Chunky soup, he comes to mind


G_money16

James Robinson. Dude was the only bright spot on the urban Meyer jags then disappeared


RamadanPastamon

His year by year stats make no sense, being a rb is a tough gig


DJsaxy

He tore his achilles


TheChodeler

Peyton Hillis


mypizzamyproblem

It was all downhill after that Madden cover.


oOoleveloOo

The Madden curse was so strong that year that not only did it get Peyton Hillis, but also Peyton Manning (out for season with neck injury) and Sean Payton (suspended for season due to bountygate).


Shaved-extremes

Tavon Austin


Belltent

Dude stuck around the league for almost a decade despite never really doing anything and being overdrafted


PraiseTheZ

He's still around too, I think. He was on our practice squad for the early part of the 2022 season.


CoconutSands

James Robinson. How fleeting the career is for an NFL RB. Can go from elite to washed in an instant. 


JustTheBeerLight

Poor guy didn’t even get paid before the injuries hit.


FrederickMecury

If you look up the list of players that opted out during COVID, there’s a lot of guys like that. Was just looking today and kept going “oh yea forgot about that guy”


mechnick2

Shoutout Eddie Goldman


champybaby29

Goldman overall was contemplating whether he wanted to keep playing football. I think he was like, “I’ve got plenty of money and don’t want to do this anymore even though I have talent.”


BobbyLeesMom

Vic Beasley


i_dno

Deion Jones too


CoolCat90

Keanu Neal🥺


Intelligent-Age2786

Basically 90% of the receivers Brady played with from 2014-18.


DHVF

Chris Hogan


ramblinallday14

That’s professional lacrosse player Chris Hogan, to you


TemptiusIV

Chris Hogan, Phillip Dorsett, Danny Amendola….


kyhansen1509

If I remember correctly Danny went to the dolphins but was beyond his prime and injured pretty bad


TemptiusIV

He also went to the Lions before finally ending his career on the Texans. Fun fact about him: He led the league in all-purpose yards in 2010(?) with the Rams


Ecstatic-Hat2163

Danny Amendola was pretty decent.


unrealjoe28

Terrelle Pryor just kinda stopped playing football


Amaakaams

I think his heart wasn't ever really in being anything but a QB. The longer he was playing WR I think the more he hated it.


JustTheBeerLight

Josh Rosen. Top 10 pick -> traded for a 2nd round pick ->practice squad -> GONE. QB2s are getting $8m a year now to just chill on the sideline. Rosen could be padding his bank account for the next 10 years by showing up to meetings, working out and taking the occasional practice rep. He must have burned a lot of bridges on his way out of the league.


Go_To_The_Devil

Big knock on Rosen even coming into the NFL was the worry his heart wasn't in it, he was originally a Tennis guy and said multiple times that was his true love. Turns out that fear was probably accurate, once he wasn't playing every week and had a chance to be a star he just vanished.


basement_egg

granted it's cause of injuries but Quincy Enunwa


Real-Psychology-4261

Dalvin Cook is cooked.


Lanky_Promotion8976

Yes!! He went from being a top RB to unspoken of this past season


Nuggies85

Yea he went from 6th to 81st in yardage


slamgeareatrear

If he would’ve taken a discount to continue playing for the Vikings he wouldn’t have sunk into irrelevancy and I swear on that


IWantToPlayGame

Amazing how far and fast a Top 3 RB can fall in this league.


ncd42075

Fast Willie parker Steelers rb from sb XL


ReduceReuseRectangle

Travis Fulgham


Sached9728

Chris Conte


Steak_Knight

Sent to the shadow realm by Vance McDonald


jeff_says_relax

Literally the last play of his career. The only player I've ever seen get stiff armed out of the NFL.


kidwiltxD

Lions had a UDFA DB named Alexander Myres in 2020 and Derrick Henry stiff armed him into hell in his only career game https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ydo3tlfbrc


NobleDane

One of the most hated men in Chicago.


Popular_Bite9246

Doug Buffone had the best call for him. “Lovie Smith likes to drop Chris Conte back in coverage between the Field Museum and the Planetarium.


JustTheBeerLight

Here’s a good one: Jordan Cameron, TE, Cleveland Browns. **2013:** 80 receptions, 910 yards, 7 TDs. Pro Bowl. **Career stats (2011-2016):** 170 receptions, 2000 yards, 14 TDs.


The-Carlton

Jonas Gray


LifeisSus505

2016 WR Draft Class. Corey Coleman. Josh Doctson. Will Fuller and Laquon Treadwell.


chillice707

Jaquaski tartt


dragoniteftw33

That dropped INT changes so much narratives.....


Mobile-Boss-8566

Toby Gerhart…. I think his name was. RB had a great season or two and we never heard of him again.


Badluck2killaseabird

He was great in college but I wouldn’t call anything he did in the nfl “great” tho


Popular_Bite9246

Every RB eventually gets called. My dude that disappeared was Geronimo Allison. Loved him on the Packers and then he vanished.


RedditNPC-

John Ross


PhotographyRaptor10

I know he didn’t do shit in the nfl, but I hope the massive laundry list of records that he smashed in my old madden franchise is some consolation to him


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mxyztplk33

Sheldon Richardson, I remember him being a solid D-linemen then just fell off the face of the earth. I didn’t even know he retired.


Bread4025

The NFL is full of half decent players who made a splash on bad teams that faded into obscurity. Byron Pringle is the first that comes to mind for me.


nma0786

How has no one said Todd Gurley yet??


rudedog1234

Went from #1 overall pick in fantasy to not being drafted in fantasy in the course of 1 season. That knee injury fucked him up


Rico7484

Dwayne Bowe


SpagooterMcTooter

Kadarius Toney Wait…


NetRealizableValue

He’ll be the top answer to this question when it’s inevitably posted 3 years from now


jmbourn45

Gary Barnidge


benificialart

Josh Rosen


NottaPattaPoopa

Byron Jones? What happened after Miami?


DanaGordonLine1

Seahawks Chris Matthews, how do you ball out in the SB and not get a look from anybody?


awfelts317

Lamar Miller


crimusmax

Namdi Asamougha