Biggest Pro Athlete Busts

EgoTV has come up with a list of some of the biggest Sports Busts of all time. Now if your a manager at Starbucks and you hire an employee to run the register and they turn out to be sub-par, you can fire them after a day and only lose about $27.98. But if you run a professional sports team and you draft a dud you could be out millions! Check it out our list…

Ryan Leaf: San Diego Chargers/1st Pick-1998

Leaf is perhaps the biggest flop in NFL history, Ryan Leaf was the #2 overall pick by the San Diego Chargers in 1998. the only player picked in front of Leaf was Peyton Manning, and the Colts (who selected Manning) considered taking Leaf until just before draft day. Needless to say, the Colts were wise to take Peyton! When you look up “bust” in the dictionary, Leaf should be in there. He’s also given us one of the best rants ever!! Ryan Leaf

Kwame Brown:Washington Wizards/1st Pick-Overall 02′

When Kwame Brown was picked first overall in the 2002 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards, expectations were high. After all, the great Michael Jordan was the one who wanted Brown. People were wondering if Brown would be the second coming of Kevin Garnett…he’ wasn’t! I think the pressure from being “Michael Jordan’s pick” got to Brown and he never recovered.

Lawrence Phillips:Rams/6th overall 96′

The former Cornhusker was extremely talented but was a controversial choice to begin with. He would flash his promise on occasion but simply couldn’t stay out of trouble off the field. Phillips has been arrested for domestic abuse, running over 3 teenagers with a car….hmmm…what else? I guess that’s enough…BUST!

Michael Olowakandi-Los Angeles Clippers/1st Pick 98′

You knew the Clippers would be on this list somewhere…well, here they are with Micheal Olowakandi. Olowokandi is considered by many to be one of the biggest busts in NBA history because he was taken 1st overall in the ‘98 draft, because he was taken ahead of star players such as Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison, Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, Mike Bibby, and Rashard Lewis!! That’s a list on NBA stars to be taken in front of…he could be the biggest bust in NBA history.

Charles Rodgers- Detriot Lions/2nd Overall 03′

This guy loved to smoke marijuana!! This guy loved to smoke marijuana so much he ruined his career to smoke. I think he loved weed more than Ricky Willams. Leave it up to the Detroit Lions, possibly the worst Pro Club in the world,  to choose a guy who cares more for drugs than a sport that every kid would love to play as a pro when they grew up. Rogers’ demise can be and has been blamed on a number of things, including injuries, drug abuse, a lack of discipline, immaturity. But it boils down to one thing: Charles Rogers didn’t know how to cope with failure. BUST!

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