11 NFL Players That Disappeared Too Soon

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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
    @SnuggieMaple17 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
    @demondbramlett594420 күн бұрын

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

  • @SnuggieMaple

    @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

    @abejaz5122

    14 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

    @lionsfan3581

    7 күн бұрын

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

  • @SnuggieMaple

    @SnuggieMaple

    7 күн бұрын

    @@lionsfan3581 Nope he never officially recorded a fumble

  • @DesignerWashAutoDetailing

    @DesignerWashAutoDetailing

    4 күн бұрын

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

  • @334ben10
    @334ben1021 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

    @FlameWingMan

    11 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

    @334ben10

    11 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

    @FlameWingMan

    11 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

    @334ben10

    11 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

    @FlameWingMan

    11 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
    @CaseyWinehouse20 күн бұрын

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

  • @londonjeffers20lj

    @londonjeffers20lj

    19 күн бұрын

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

  • @Jessek90
    @Jessek9020 күн бұрын

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

  • @CaseyWinehouse
    @CaseyWinehouse20 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
    @Engineers198520 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

    @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
    @rdrock-vd2dw20 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
    @etc78983 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

    @TheRealRussell

    Күн 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
    @CharlieHdz9521 күн бұрын

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

  • @macattack6054

    @macattack6054

    21 күн бұрын

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

  • @user-cv8qe9ru8c

    @user-cv8qe9ru8c

    21 күн бұрын

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

  • @rkbelmont1138

    @rkbelmont1138

    20 күн бұрын

    Bengals doing the same to Burrow

  • @Davidjon1946

    @Davidjon1946

    4 күн бұрын

    ​@@rkbelmont1138 you think ?

  • @pattikittelson3746
    @pattikittelson374621 күн бұрын

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

  • @Love2Musgrave

    @Love2Musgrave

    21 күн бұрын

    gordon hayward still in the league i think

  • @mrrandywatson658

    @mrrandywatson658

    21 күн бұрын

    He’s still in the league

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @metv1986

    @metv1986

    20 күн бұрын

    Gordon Hayward was only ever a role player

  • @austinbirtles5578

    @austinbirtles5578

    20 күн бұрын

    terrible comparison

  • @kelleywalls460
    @kelleywalls46020 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
    @ravenshade266Күн бұрын

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

  • @Yuvan04V1
    @Yuvan04V117 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
    @gabriellavasquez912019 күн бұрын

    Az linebacker daryl washington

  • @ChicanoBarbarian13

    @ChicanoBarbarian13

    18 күн бұрын

    Injuries to his girlfriend kept him out the lg 😂

  • @1wayroad935
    @1wayroad93520 күн бұрын

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

  • @ryerob4815

    @ryerob4815

    20 күн бұрын

    Exactly why Joe Burrow isn't top 5

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @NvrBored

    @NvrBored

    3 күн бұрын

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

  • @Zigglemier

    @Zigglemier

    Күн бұрын

    The best ability is availability

  • @CaseyWinehouse
    @CaseyWinehouse20 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
    @inthemindofcorey303820 күн бұрын

    Phillip Lindsey never fumbled in his NFL career.

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

    Very impressive

  • @BubbaGump2k6
    @BubbaGump2k67 күн бұрын

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

  • @CameronDuMont
    @CameronDuMont17 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

    @ock5458

    Күн бұрын

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

  • @LivingLikeLogan
    @LivingLikeLogan5 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

    @LivingLikeLogan

    5 күн бұрын

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

  • @CowboyPrestige101
    @CowboyPrestige10120 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

    @ock5458

    Күн бұрын

    Bro him and Justin Blackmon could’ve been really special

  • @bay6
    @bay619 күн бұрын

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

  • @leigh42
    @leigh423 күн бұрын

    Dang your right I forgot about Gurley after the casino incident

  • @ChibiTheEdgehog
    @ChibiTheEdgehog18 күн бұрын

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

  • @abstractheory1
    @abstractheory114 күн бұрын

    Lindsay is doing daytime sports talk now in Denver

  • @trevonelove305
    @trevonelove3059 күн бұрын

    Fantasy Phenom da best sports KZread channel 💯

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    9 күн бұрын

    Thanks Trev!!!

  • @RocketCat525
    @RocketCat52512 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
    @omnione1218 күн бұрын

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

  • @DifferntBreed1
    @DifferntBreed120 күн бұрын

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

  • @trueatlantafan2

    @trueatlantafan2

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @KellR215
    @KellR21517 күн бұрын

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

  • @alexhill7797
    @alexhill779720 күн бұрын

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

  • @realflorida211
    @realflorida2116 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
    @sheemalmighty9 күн бұрын

    This makes me think about Tre Mason

  • @mattyaboi1653
    @mattyaboi165320 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

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @janboblarry

    @janboblarry

    20 күн бұрын

    Fields still better than Williams will be.

  • @mattyaboi1653

    @mattyaboi1653

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @alvincaballeros4996
    @alvincaballeros499619 күн бұрын

    Maybe im dumb but i forgot what happened to Jay Ajai

  • @cryptomaniac2

    @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
    @girthbrookz43034 күн бұрын

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

  • @NevernotNickpt2
    @NevernotNickpt220 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

    @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

    @CaseyWinehouse

    20 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

    @NevernotNickpt2

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @Stan-ce9kr
    @Stan-ce9kr21 күн бұрын

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

  • @MacAnt87

    @MacAnt87

    20 күн бұрын

    Franchise overpays and no state income tax

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @blafiman

    @blafiman

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @blafiman

    @blafiman

    20 күн бұрын

    It used to be the saints

  • @leftisbest7173
    @leftisbest717320 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
    @bigdaddysizzleify19 күн бұрын

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

  • @jeffmeinen9920
    @jeffmeinen992018 күн бұрын

    Bob Sanders.

  • @Davidjon1946

    @Davidjon1946

    4 күн бұрын

    Mike doss also

  • @JuwanBuchanan
    @JuwanBuchanan19 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

    @ock5458

    Күн бұрын

    Agreed but then again he is a rb

  • @jacobwhigham2314
    @jacobwhigham231415 күн бұрын

    You missed Josh Gordan literal embodiment of 1 year hit player

  • @050679rudy
    @050679rudy12 күн бұрын

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

  • @Jaelations
    @Jaelations17 күн бұрын

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

  • @Davidjon1946
    @Davidjon19464 күн бұрын

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

  • @OveltineJenkins
    @OveltineJenkins16 күн бұрын

    Chris Borland is a massive what if.

  • @Gonzo-ue5me
    @Gonzo-ue5me14 күн бұрын

    Forgot about Charles Rogers

  • @MrAlternation
    @MrAlternation13 күн бұрын

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

  • @macc1279
    @macc127916 күн бұрын

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

  • @PebbleInThePond23
    @PebbleInThePond2318 күн бұрын

    Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry

  • @lukeyarasheski5510
    @lukeyarasheski551010 күн бұрын

    How could you not mention Josh Gordon here?

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @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
    @adyzYangboi9 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
    @DeeMoodaWhite18 күн бұрын

    How yall forget the #1 pick Johnny man

  • @Davidjon1946
    @Davidjon19464 күн бұрын

    10 :15 them jaguars uniforms 🤮

  • @moreycleveland2472
    @moreycleveland247218 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
    @jasonbell514721 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

    @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

    @chopsueyplays3213

    20 күн бұрын

    @@FantasyPhenoms go cowboys

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

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

  • @chopsueyplays3213

    @chopsueyplays3213

    19 күн бұрын

    @@FantasyPhenoms lmaooo got me there brother

  • @moreycleveland2472
    @moreycleveland247218 күн бұрын

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

  • @f.t.w4957
    @f.t.w495716 күн бұрын

    Kyle Long .

  • @NvrBored
    @NvrBored3 күн бұрын

    Seahawks can’t miss, drafting rbs😬

  • @bobk4438
    @bobk443820 күн бұрын

    Johnny Football.

  • @user-we2yd4ec3y
    @user-we2yd4ec3y14 күн бұрын

    What’s about Jason Verrett …smh

  • @ABJ-s8b
    @ABJ-s8b14 күн бұрын

    No Steve Slaton?

  • @dirtydavis8308
    @dirtydavis830818 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
    @Davidjon19464 күн бұрын

    Dwane bowe

  • @julrodriguez50
    @julrodriguez5020 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

    @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
    @petegoff375516 күн бұрын

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

  • @CaseyWinehouse
    @CaseyWinehouse20 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.

  • @talanock
    @talanock20 күн бұрын

    16:14 wtf is that shit? did you sneak in some AI abomination for some reason?

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

    It’s a normal clip…

  • @talanock

    @talanock

    20 күн бұрын

    @@FantasyPhenoms I must have fat fingered it. meant 16:14.

  • @CaseyWinehouse

    @CaseyWinehouse

    20 күн бұрын

    ???

  • @Renegade-kf8fp
    @Renegade-kf8fp21 күн бұрын

    Todd is a hof

  • @bmorebirdsnest92

    @bmorebirdsnest92

    20 күн бұрын

    🤣😂 only on madden

  • @Chrisharrisjrfan

    @Chrisharrisjrfan

    20 күн бұрын

    @@bmorebirdsnest92nah in irl too

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

    In our hearts, but he didn't last long enough

  • @bmorebirdsnest92

    @bmorebirdsnest92

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Chrisharrisjrfan 🧢

  • @ChibiTheEdgehog
    @ChibiTheEdgehog18 күн бұрын

    Gping to twitter to attack your imaginary friend is wild af

  • @ayaankamu
    @ayaankamu21 күн бұрын

    First

  • @FantasyPhenoms

    @FantasyPhenoms

    20 күн бұрын

    goat

  • @monsterzinc9423
    @monsterzinc94238 күн бұрын

    Ohhhh no no don’t ya know the nfl is scripted so everything is guaranteed 😂😂😂

  • @brianstokowski5731
    @brianstokowski573112 күн бұрын

    I dated Gurley s cousin shirelle. Todd has the family flaw ...bad knees.i