11 NFL Players That Disappeared Too Soon

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20 күн бұрын

Have you ever thought about an NFL player that was in the spotlight one moment and then seemingly overnight you never heard their name again? While you might hear little snippets of info here and there about the players mentioned in this video, nowadays these guys don't have spots on NFL rosters for various different reasons. These are 11 NFL players that disappeared from the league suddenly.

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@SnuggieMaple 17 күн бұрын

The craziest thing about Todd Gurley is how young he still is he only turned 30 this year yet he’s been out of the NFL for 4 years

@demondbramlett5944 20 күн бұрын

Denver did Phillip Lindsay wrong. He had a couple of thousand yrd seasons and Denver was stil trying to trade him

@SnuggieMaple 17 күн бұрын

The only back to ever go for back to back 1k rushing seasons and still be unwanted but then again he was a short skinny RB who wasn’t the best catcher or blocker and couldn’t be a power back not fast enough for outside plays either and he would usually go down on first contact but hey he technically never fumbled

@abejaz5122 13 күн бұрын

I totally agree He was a real Denver dude too I did not know him personally but we went to the same taekwondo gym I hate the broncos management they needa make some big changes

@lionsfan3581 7 күн бұрын

@@SnuggieMapleI think he did fumble once when he got to Houston I might be wrong though

@SnuggieMaple 7 күн бұрын

@@lionsfan3581 Nope he never officially recorded a fumble

@DesignerWashAutoDetailing 4 күн бұрын

It's a couple players teams did like that Alfred morris, jordan howard, jay A

@334ben10 20 күн бұрын

Todd Gurley was disregarded too early, NO he wasn’t the same but he still was serviceable. Still put up 9 TDs his last yr(only QBs scored more with less touches) and as a backup RB he could have been useful

@FlameWingMan 10 күн бұрын

I don't think it has nothing to do with him being disregarded...his knee was gone and he had to make the honest choice of not playing anymore and still be able to walk instead of possibly walking with crutches or even worse the rest of his life

@334ben10 10 күн бұрын

@@FlameWingMan obviously it was ultimately his choice but teams weren’t offering anyway. He sit in FA awhile with no offers before retiring

@FlameWingMan 10 күн бұрын

@334ben10 yes he sat on FA for a while.cause teams got all the information on his knee that we couldn't get access to and they knew his knee was bad than what was reported

@334ben10 10 күн бұрын

@@FlameWingMan bruh ok what I know this and what I said still stands I don’t need your explanation😂😂 his knees were still good enough to put up 9 TDs and STILL was serviceable, Todd already spoke on this. Teams didn’t hear anything we didn’t they just weren’t interested

@FlameWingMan 10 күн бұрын

@334ben10 yeaaah, I highly doubt they were good enough if you're going by the 9 TDs in ATL. obviously his explosiveness wasnt there any more...he was pretty much powering through the severity of his knee...that's what you're not understanding especially in this era of football...these guys are retiring way early than just playing 10+ years through a bad injury

@CaseyWinehouse 19 күн бұрын

Someone else said Lev Bell and I definitely think he qualifies.

@londonjeffers20lj 19 күн бұрын

For sure! Him and maybe ab but his demise was certainly because of his off the field antics

@Jessek90 20 күн бұрын

Peyton Hillis comes to mind. Had the monster one hit wonder year. Madden cover.

@CaseyWinehouse 19 күн бұрын

Three TEs that could also be found on “one-year wonder” videos: Jordan Cameron, Gary Barnidge, and Eric Ebron. All of them had their best statistical year by a long shot with tuddies for days, looked like a future star in the making, and then disappeared within 2 or 3 seasons. Speaking of Browns’ one-year wonders, QB Terrelle Pryor switched to WR in his 4th season, then in his 6th season in 2016 he eclipses 1000 yards for a very bad Browns team with terrible QBs, but then doesn’t even reach 1000 yards combined over his final two seasons playing for some other dumpster teams of Washington, Buffalo, and the Jets.

@Engineers1985 20 күн бұрын

Deuce McCallister was a beast in New Orleans for about 2-3 years… then it seemed like the second they drafted Reggie Bush he was snuck out the back door! Another guy was Travis Henry for the Bills and Titans, he would kill it in 2002 amd 2003 on the Bills. They draft McGahee anyway and it was like Buffalo instantly forgot what Henry just did for them those 2 years! Then this exact scenario played out for Henry once again In Tennessee 😮‍💨 🤦‍♂️

@Davidjon1946 4 күн бұрын

He fumbled a bit in Buffalo and every year we had a new offensive coordinator here in Buffalo we had garbage quarterbacks after bledsoe so we had to make running back the key of the offensive

@rdrock-vd2dw 19 күн бұрын

Todd Gurley was the sole reason i fell in love w the Rams. They were such an exciting team to watch in those couple of yrs he was a starting RB. I still root for the Rams but i wished T.Gurley was still a part of the team.....they would've been the most unstoppable offense in the league!

@etc7898 3 күн бұрын

Johnson putting up 1700 yards in 7 games is absolutely wild. If he played all 16 he’d be in the 2000 club

@TheRealRussell 16 сағат бұрын

......................He started 7 games. He played in all 16 games and had over 330 carries. He was basically rb1 all year. Lol. Only reason he didn't start every game was because Holmes was still "considered" the rb1, but he didn't even have 150 carries that season and never really played again. No, he wouldn't be in the 2k club.

@CharlieHdz95 20 күн бұрын

Andrew Luck He was one of my favorite players. What the Colts did to him was a crime.

@macattack6054 20 күн бұрын

Such an intelligent person as well, truly a supreme talent that slept through the colts fingers.

@user-cv8qe9ru8c 20 күн бұрын

He's a young man with plenty of cash. Good for Andrew luck.

@rkbelmont1138 20 күн бұрын

Bengals doing the same to Burrow

@Davidjon1946 4 күн бұрын

@@rkbelmont1138 you think ?

@pattikittelson3746 20 күн бұрын

If only Gurley wasn't the Gordon Hayward of the NFL

@Love2Musgrave 20 күн бұрын

gordon hayward still in the league i think

@mrrandywatson658 20 күн бұрын

He’s still in the league

@FantasyPhenoms 20 күн бұрын

All I think of is that ankle injury on Boston with him

@metv1986 20 күн бұрын

Gordon Hayward was only ever a role player

@austinbirtles5578 20 күн бұрын

terrible comparison

@kelleywalls460 19 күн бұрын

That 5 td game by Josh Freeman won me the Fantasy Championship and 800 bucks that year. I didn’t want to play him but I didn’t have much of a choice. Good times

@ravenshade266 19 сағат бұрын

I expected to see the criminally underrated Doug Martin on here.

@Yuvan04V1 17 күн бұрын

2017 Gurley was an absolute Legend. I remember in Fantasy Football that year I was looking to pick up DeMarco Murray since he just got traded to the Titans but my brother took him and with the next pick I drafted Gurley. I remember a guy in the room said “he’s a bust”. Boy was he wrong

@gabriellavasquez9120 19 күн бұрын

Az linebacker daryl washington

@ChicanoBarbarian13 17 күн бұрын

Injuries to his girlfriend kept him out the lg 😂

@1wayroad935 20 күн бұрын

Just goes to show that staying healthy means more than having high end talent in the NFL

@ryerob4815 20 күн бұрын

Exactly why Joe Burrow isn't top 5

@FantasyPhenoms 20 күн бұрын

100%. Unfortunately that's something that is mostly out of the players hands.

@NvrBored 2 күн бұрын

@@FantasyPhenoms I’m mad you entertained this comment 😂😂

@Zigglemier 18 сағат бұрын

The best ability is availability

@CaseyWinehouse 19 күн бұрын

Eddie Lacy comes to mind. Also even though he made the HOF off of four productive years, Terrell Davis went from a 2200 yard 23 TD season in 1998 to only collecting 1300 yards and 4 TDs over his last three seasons and then retired in the 2002 preseason.

@inthemindofcorey3038 20 күн бұрын

Phillip Lindsey never fumbled in his NFL career.

@FantasyPhenoms 20 күн бұрын

Very impressive

@BubbaGump2k6 7 күн бұрын

first two guys in the video were never the same after facing Belichick in the Super Bowl

@CameronDuMont 16 күн бұрын

Shaquille Leonard was a monster on defense at the start of his career. Then year five injuries have taken him out it seems. He still has a chance, but it seems like he's not gonna get back to his original level.

@ock5458 Күн бұрын

If he does that eagles defend would actually be pretty scary The man was a ff machine

@LivingLikeLogan 5 күн бұрын

Kind of surprised to not see Chris Borland here. Hes always a guy I think of in these conversations. Played just one season, won Defensive Rookie of the Year and then just retired

@LivingLikeLogan 5 күн бұрын

My bad. He was 4th in DROY voting. He didn't win it

@CowboyPrestige101 19 күн бұрын

Haven't finished the video yet. But Josh Gordon better be on here. Imagine if he started his career in the nfl now. When weed suspensions are unheard of. Crazy.

@ock5458 Күн бұрын

Bro him and Justin Blackmon could’ve been really special

@bay6 18 күн бұрын

I think about 2 Texans RBs that played together. Steve slaton and Ben Tate.

@leigh42 3 күн бұрын

Dang your right I forgot about Gurley after the casino incident

@ChibiTheEdgehog 17 күн бұрын

Stevie Johnspn had hands made of grease, he dropped a lot of passes

@abstractheory1 14 күн бұрын

Lindsay is doing daytime sports talk now in Denver

@trevonelove305 9 күн бұрын

Fantasy Phenom da best sports KZfaq channel 💯

@FantasyPhenoms 9 күн бұрын

Thanks Trev!!!

@RocketCat525 11 күн бұрын

Hello and great video. Another player in my opinion that had their career sadly cut short because of injury is Doug Martin former running back of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2012 to 2018 injuries is what messed up his career but he had a couple really great years. and had he been able to stay healthy I think he could’ve been one of the best running backs in the NFL

@omnione12 17 күн бұрын

This is all offense? Because i have no idea how Aldon Smith or Hardy aint on this list. Awesome work though

@DifferntBreed1 20 күн бұрын

If only Brady had a longer career he could've been a HOF 🤣😂🤣

@trueatlantafan2 20 күн бұрын

if only bro could beat manning nick foles and 1st half matt ryan (2nd half never happened yall delusional)

@KellR215 16 күн бұрын

Chip Kelly was the worst thing to happen to my city 😢

@alexhill7797 20 күн бұрын

Rawls Flintstone naive was a beast when he play for Seahawks had a promising career too bad injuries end his career

@realflorida211 5 күн бұрын

Another Falcons running back could've been on this list.. Michael the burner Turner. Had some monster seasons and then faded away. Freeman took over after that

@sheemalmighty 9 күн бұрын

This makes me think about Tre Mason

@mattyaboi1653 20 күн бұрын

3451 elite show? How tf does that work. That’s elite for the Bears, but Bears fans think Justin Fields was an MVP last year.

@FantasyPhenoms 20 күн бұрын

Was referring to his touchdown/turnover ratio not the yardage.

@janboblarry 20 күн бұрын

Fields still better than Williams will be.

@mattyaboi1653 20 күн бұрын

@@janboblarry so the bust train don’t stop for Da Bears

@alvincaballeros4996 18 күн бұрын

Maybe im dumb but i forgot what happened to Jay Ajai

@cryptomaniac2 17 күн бұрын

He just sucked. The dude had 3 games of 200 yards and literally did nothing after that. That season he had like 1100-1200 yards and half his season total yards came in 3 games.

@girthbrookz4303 4 күн бұрын

Would have loved to see Percy Harvin on this list, but good list regardless.

@NevernotNickpt2 20 күн бұрын

Levion bell, Antonio brown, Darren sprolles, Josh gordon, David Johnson, Henry Ruggs III and Mike Vick after the dog fighting saga are also players who were very good but couldn't make the long run

@thecheesemanovo 20 күн бұрын

Sproles played for 14 Years and is top 50 RB all time, i think his career panned out really well along with a super bowl. Leveon bell makes me sad tho

@CaseyWinehouse 19 күн бұрын

AB84? I don’t think a twelve year career with an 8-year stretch as one of the best in the league qualifies as “very good but couldn’t make the long run.” Did he go from the mountain top to being out of the league a little sooner than some thought? Sure, he didn’t end up with Moss, Owens, Fitzgerald-type longevity and it had probly more to do with his brain than his body. But idk how you can say he belongs on this list. Joe Haden also had a 13 year career, and played for years after his best statistical seasons. So three of your five suggestions are bunk.

@NevernotNickpt2 19 күн бұрын

K but but chill I'm just throwing names that have a possibility

@Stan-ce9kr 20 күн бұрын

Why did everyone go to the dolphins. somewhere down their career 😂

@MacAnt87 20 күн бұрын

Franchise overpays and no state income tax

@FantasyPhenoms 20 күн бұрын

They love that burning hot weather, beaches, and most of all money!

@blafiman 20 күн бұрын

Cause that’s where football players go towards the end of their careers

@blafiman 20 күн бұрын

It used to be the saints

@leftisbest7173 20 күн бұрын

Drew Bledsoe. The Pats replaced him too soon with whats his name. Big mistake. We will never know what could have been.

@bigdaddysizzleify 19 күн бұрын

I would say the king of all the gone too soon players would have been Bo Jackson.

@jeffmeinen9920 18 күн бұрын

Bob Sanders.

@Davidjon1946 4 күн бұрын

Mike doss also

@JuwanBuchanan 18 күн бұрын

I’m a Lions fan and I hope Gibbs don’t turn out to be one of these guys because he’s insanely talented

@ock5458 Күн бұрын

Agreed but then again he is a rb

@jacobwhigham2314 14 күн бұрын

You missed Josh Gordan literal embodiment of 1 year hit player

@050679rudy 12 күн бұрын

Odell Thurman Bengals LB Reggie Brooks RB Washington Andre Rison Wr Falcons Sterling Sharpe Wr Packers

@Jaelations 17 күн бұрын

39k views and only 400 likes for content like this is criminal

@Davidjon1946 4 күн бұрын

Bills need to let go bass and elam before its too late

@OveltineJenkins 15 күн бұрын

Chris Borland is a massive what if.

@Gonzo-ue5me 13 күн бұрын

Forgot about Charles Rogers

@MrAlternation 12 күн бұрын

12:03 "fortunately this work load caught up to him, he got injured" lol ummm okay

@macc1279 16 күн бұрын

It’s the nfl design fill seats then boot you 😂

@PebbleInThePond23 17 күн бұрын

Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry

@lukeyarasheski5510 10 күн бұрын

How could you not mention Josh Gordon here?

@FantasyPhenoms 10 күн бұрын

Had him in another similar video, he’s on the thumbnail. I don’t like to repeat players because viewers would get bored

@adyzYangboi 9 күн бұрын

Great list. Gurley is the biggest what if for rb ever and bo jackson. Wr, for sure! Will fuller. He had all the potential in the world to be BETTER than hopkins. Sigh 😢 too bad. I know theres a lot of what if players. Its the NFL. Its hard to find the tom Brady's.

@DeeMoodaWhite 17 күн бұрын

How yall forget the #1 pick Johnny man

@Davidjon1946 4 күн бұрын

10 :15 them jaguars uniforms 🤮

@moreycleveland2472 17 күн бұрын

THE AVERAGE NFL CAREER IS ONLY 3YEARS & AFTER THAT FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY 8O% OF NFL PLAYERS ARE FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY WHEN FOOTBALL CAREER IS OVER NO CAPPING

@jasonbell5147 20 күн бұрын

Ngl i despise all philly teams and their fans(some of which are some close friends🤦🏽‍♂️😭) since im from Philly but if you're a fan im sure you live or grew up somewhere in the PA area. Keep up great content my guy

@FantasyPhenoms 20 күн бұрын

Surprisingly I am not from Philly. The reason I grew to love the Eagles was because of McNabb and TO when I was 4-5 years old. Would always watch the games with my grandfather before he passed, but I agree our fan base takes things way too far. Appreciate you watching and commenting!

@chopsueyplays3213 20 күн бұрын

@@FantasyPhenoms go cowboys

@FantasyPhenoms 20 күн бұрын

@chopsueyplays3213 go Cowboys (right up until the first round of playoffs) lol

@chopsueyplays3213 19 күн бұрын

@@FantasyPhenoms lmaooo got me there brother

@moreycleveland2472 17 күн бұрын

TODD GURLY II DID NOT EVEN LAST LONG ENGOUGH IN THE NFL TO COLLECT A NFL PENTION OMG

@f.t.w4957 15 күн бұрын

Kyle Long .

@NvrBored 2 күн бұрын

Seahawks can’t miss, drafting rbs😬

@bobk4438 20 күн бұрын

Johnny Football.

@user-we2yd4ec3y 13 күн бұрын

What’s about Jason Verrett …smh

@ABJ-s8b 13 күн бұрын

No Steve Slaton?

@dirtydavis8308 18 күн бұрын

Soooo ur saying Miami is where ur career goes to die…. Amazing that so many of these guys were Dolphins at the end of the

@Davidjon1946 4 күн бұрын

Dwane bowe

@julrodriguez50 20 күн бұрын

I’ll die on the hill of Gurley for the hall of fame, the amount of stats he still ranks top5-10 since his last season is crazy, it’s not his fault his body failed him

@FantasyPhenoms 20 күн бұрын

You can do everything right and your body can still fail you. Absolutely sucks and I know exactly what that is like

@petegoff3755 16 күн бұрын

Why are all these types of videos narrated by the slowest and most monotone voices earth has to offer

@CaseyWinehouse 19 күн бұрын

Telvin Smith. Idk if it counts as “too soon” being that part of his leaving the NFL had to do with abusing a minor and so he doesn’t deserve a life of luxury playing a game for a career, but he had 5 seasons as an incredible 4-3 OLB where he eclipsed 100 tackles every season. He also was very good in pass coverage. Then he did what he did and retired early with the indication he would some day return, only for the details to come out and it being clear he’d never make a comeback.