I really respect JaMarcus Russell for realizing his mistakes and teaching others not to make them. ✊

@hardhitter1016

2 жыл бұрын

That's a fact

@VGI4NI

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@hello7032

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the truth. Hope the best for him going forward

@terrykayser1663

2 жыл бұрын

Mistakes? You mean laziness?

@hardhitter1016

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrykayser1663 good point

holy shit, the Jason Smith story is actually so wholesome. Really nice to see that being a bust in the NFL doesn't have to mean losing his dream. Good for him

@TheMattTrakker

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that he said fkit and became a cowboy is awesome, I just feel bad for the horses. 6-4 | 305.

@alonsobruni8131

Жыл бұрын

he is probably happier than most hotshot NFL players :D

@karlmel15

Жыл бұрын

@@alonsobruni8131 I met Jason brown when Visiting his farm a few years ago. He was an extremely humble humble man who you could tell was in his element. He seemed very happy and fulfilled.

I am very glad most of these guys made something of themselves after retirement

@briangreen550

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Always prefer a success story.

people actually like a trainwreck over a success story...makes them feel better about their own mistakes in life.

@tainanking

2 жыл бұрын

I mean it sounds bad but there’s nothing wrong with it. I mean it’s not their fault that others didn’t live up to the hype

@frankdux3605

2 жыл бұрын

That’s not always true. For the ones that are contrite, I feel bad for them. Also, people love redemption stories over total failures

@kman215

2 жыл бұрын

It's sad that's how humans are

@themadlad8540

2 жыл бұрын

When u are given the keys to the caddy and shit it away then you deserve to be called out.

@ScoobyShotU

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks captain obvious

Some of these are unexpectedly wholesome, Tony Mandarich followed one of his passions in photography and runs a successful business and a lot of the others are teaching the next generation not to repeat their mistakes.

@einundsiebenziger5488

2 жыл бұрын

If "wholesome" would apply, their football careers would have worked out just as well as their post-athletic ones. Since only one career went in the right direction, there is nothing "whole" about it.

@hello7032

2 жыл бұрын

@@einundsiebenziger5488 that’s not what wholesome means

@kobeisthegoat5767

2 жыл бұрын

@@einundsiebenziger5488 🤡

@romonrivera9977

2 жыл бұрын

@@einundsiebenziger5488 bro you don't know what wholesome means

Imagine how hard it is to get to NFL, working so hard and then just blew it.

@crashburn3292

2 жыл бұрын

And then just "blew it."

@dehash666

2 жыл бұрын

@@crashburn3292 , yeah, not right.

@MarioMartinez-tt9ly

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta give Trent richardson respect. The guy has shown he absolutely loves the game of football and just wants to play .

@MarioMartinez-tt9ly

2 жыл бұрын

Several of this guys did pretty great afterwards if you ask . Like the guy that bought the ranch to live his passion and dream . Or the guy that became an actor . Or the guy that is in agriculture.

@natesamadhi33

2 жыл бұрын

If I were to see it from Jamarcus' perspective, the fact that he got $32mil guaranteed was probably enough for him to get complacent. If he doesn't blow that, he's technically set for life. He's no doubt a bum, but from a purely financial standpoint, he still won in a way & his work did pay off. $32mil guaranteed is an amount that %.001 of the entire world will ever see in their account But if he blew it by now, that's a whole other story...

When Ryan Leaf began to really struggle in the NFL, he was absolutely crucified in the media. Glad to see he's doing better. He's overcome a lot. Now, working at ESPN and staying sober.

Fun fact Vernon Gholtson has a cousin that plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . William Gholtson who was a 4th round pick and has been a staple for that Stacked Super Bowl Winning Defense

@EyesHaveMiles420

2 жыл бұрын

Vernon is mad jelly

Trent Richardson’s arms are insane

@Asignuva

2 жыл бұрын

Hes a cool dude as well. Met him a couple times when he played at alabama

I would like to see this video “How bad was Akili Smith really?”

@teddy5269

2 жыл бұрын

Ig he was so bad I’ve never heard of him And I’m a football nerd

@noahrivera9565

2 жыл бұрын

@@teddy5269 then you must be like 12 bc he’s a top 5 bust oat

@piranhasforscissors

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone gives Tim Couch and Ryan Leaf shit, which is fair. But Akili Smith doesn't get nearly as much hate as he deserves, he is the dumbest person to ever play football.

@t11bake

2 жыл бұрын

@@teddy5269 you obviously aren't

@dontdoittoyoself6786

2 жыл бұрын

He got drafted high but never got the feeling he was popular. Didn’t think he was that good to begin with. Got drafted high out of need for a QB. Same thing with Tim Couch, Blake Bortles and David Carr.

This should be watched by young and aspiring football players. It goes to show that just bc you make it to the league that doesn’t mean you’re set for life. Many players including some of the most anticipated have fizzled out and had money issues and other problems after the league. It’s always good to have something to fall back on

"Hard work kicks in when talent fails."

I wouldn’t call Vince a bust

@cdc194

2 жыл бұрын

Plus alot of his mental breakdown immediately followed the murder of his mentor Steve McNair.

@dontdoittoyoself6786

2 жыл бұрын

Jeff Fisher and NFL is a bust for dropping the ball in so much talent.

@bjchit

Жыл бұрын

He couldn’t beat out Kerry Collins for the starting job.

This is inspiring to failed young athletes like me. I can find something else that makes me happy and is fulfilling

@Augfordpdoggie

2 жыл бұрын

i failed kind of at my dream too and i still havent recovered....15 years later. maybe you will deal with it better than i did. heres my advice, expand your thinking. how can i still be an athlete, if not in the same way? will it be too painful for you? get a support network. stay distracted-laugh a lot. can i be an athlete in another country? look online for overcoming defeat resources.....there are a lot of great channels on u tube. Hope this helps and wish you all the best

@skippythealien9627

2 жыл бұрын

there's a reason why these guys get paid so much and are held in such high esteem. if everyoen could do it, there wouldn't be as much prestige. i hope you do find something that makes you happy! the path to pro sports is narrow but there are many different ways to find happiness

“Full of McDoubles” earned my like 😂😂😂😂

@joe2979

2 жыл бұрын

The fact he gained 40 pounds from mini camp to training camp is pretty funny. It was like a month and a half.

Good for Jason Smith. Never had a chance with the Rams (no one did that decade T_T) since they also decided to move a career right tackle to try and anchor at left.

@adamprice3466

Жыл бұрын

His cowboy life looks more fun than NFL life

Now that you did the NFL, you gotta the NBA busts.

@sacramentokingswillrise7525

2 жыл бұрын

He did that already, But I guess He could do MLB or NHL?

i like that as the video went on it came to guys who made the best of the situation like starting non-profits or succeeding at their dreams in life. everybody fails at some point in their life but the real test is how you come out of it and those men really did make the best of the situation

Trent Richardson not being just a serviceable running back in the league was the most surprising “bust” for me

@UnholyWrath3277

2 жыл бұрын

Man couldn't hit a hole to save his life

Great videos

Great video

Tony Mandarich is actually a pretty cool story. Found something he likes doing and stayed clean. Good for him.

@Mundilfari_

2 жыл бұрын

And started a career out of it, that’s the type of story that gives me hope for my own future.

Vince Young was screwed over... Rookie of the year, 3 time Pro Bowler, and cover of Madden. Jeff Fisher fucked him over

@calebwinfield1403

2 жыл бұрын

Need 5 wins? Jeff Fisher will get you 7 wins. Need 10 wins? Jeff Fisher will get you 7 wins.

@mavfan1

2 жыл бұрын

Vince was simply unwilling to learn the game. He was lazy. He tried to rely on physical talent and failed.

@jetshark970shark4

2 жыл бұрын

@@mavfan1 Now that is total bull shit. Vince's job was given to terrible/racist Kerry Collins who was leading the team to a losing record then Vince stepped in became a pro bowler and team made playoffs. Vince's problem was he had a coach who didn't like or want him. Jeff Fisher was so garbage he was leading the LA Ram down a path of destruction then he got fired and the made it to the super bowl. Then like most Black QB Vince couldn't get another opportunity to start full time, yet a terrible QB like Ryan Fitzpatrick gets opportunity after opportunity after Opportunity to look like FilmMagic then back to reality with multiple terrible games.

@bjchit

Жыл бұрын

Two time pro bowler, as a replacement, and he was just slightly better than Tebow.

@jetshark970shark4

Жыл бұрын

@@bjchit Wow, where did you play again? How many times did you make it to the Pro Bowl?🤔 Who did you replace,🤔🤫🫣

My top five favorite videos so far!

Keep up the good work

its always frustrating never seeing Brodie Croyle on the 'busts' list. He went from knocking beer cans off barn fences 50 yards away in highschool to having more injuries he does wins

The biggest bust is the current NFL Commissioner.

People don’t realize the pick right after Jamarcus Russell was Calvin Johnson…

@michaelfreitas6028

2 жыл бұрын

Then joe Thomas and Adrian Peterson and Patrick Willis darelle Revis

@EyesHaveMiles420

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfreitas6028 Damn

@dontdoittoyoself6786

2 жыл бұрын

No sh*t Sherlock

@Ayden_1-

2 жыл бұрын

@@dontdoittoyoself6786 don’t know how many people know that but okay

@multiyapples

9 күн бұрын

@@EyesHaveMiles420 L pick by the Raiders.

Bruhh I love nonstop sports

I'm from Chihuahua and I'm so hyped for Richardson playing for Caudillos, but this year the season was cancelled due COVID, hoping to see him play next year, greetings from south of the border.

I like hearing the ones that lost it all and bounced back

Was nice to hear most of them are succeeding now still

Vince Young went to the pro bowl twice. How is that a bust? If he didn't have a head coach who was against him he would've been point of the best ever to do it

@FreshPrincex4

2 жыл бұрын

Vince is the only player on here that wasn't a bust

@bjchit

Жыл бұрын

He was a replacement pro bowler twice and was terrible on the field.

@rminor500

Жыл бұрын

@@bjchit agree to disagree

@bjchit

Жыл бұрын

@@rminor500 Well you would be disagreeing with objective facts, but ok.

@rminor500

Жыл бұрын

@@bjchit and why are you making this such a big deal? You said your piece and i said mine but do you do you have to have the last word?

6:55 Busted out laughing at this.

Really cool story about LT Jason smith from the rams

Vince young wasn’t a bust he just had a horrible head coach who had it out for him

@LIG87

2 жыл бұрын

lol which coach? he had more than one coach. If youre referring to jeff fisher, he may have had it out for Vince, but he still had his best years under him. After he left the titans, he played for multiple teams and did nothing... he was a bust.

@marqueonmauldin9095

2 жыл бұрын

@@LIG87 he was ruined by Jeff fisher by then it was already too late .

@marcmclane281

2 жыл бұрын

No....he was a bust...sounds like you need a timeout....

@marqueonmauldin9095

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcmclane281 relax snowflake ❄️

@brandonjames740

2 жыл бұрын

He was a trash person get over it

It's safe to say Ryan has turned a new Leaf... I tried 🤣

Vince Young is the last Longhorn QB I will ever root for.

@MetroplexBias

2 жыл бұрын

A true shame

@parkycod

2 жыл бұрын

you should root for Ehlinger. Bigger story there.

@grxengine

2 жыл бұрын

@@parkycod enjoy that burnt Orange koolaid much?

@parkycod

2 жыл бұрын

@@grxengine huh?

@cool61911

2 жыл бұрын

colt mccoy was damn good tho

“I took up golf.” -Johnny Manziel

The end to Tony Mandarich's story was super sweet

Jamarcus Russell(#1 Pick) was WAY more of a bust then Ryan Leaf(#2 Pick)

@piranhasforscissors

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, 5-11 is better than 1-15, that's all I'm saying...

@jasonrandom372

2 жыл бұрын

They are both the same if you ask me. Ryan Leaf was a drug addict and JaMarcus Russell was a bedridden college star.

@dontdoittoyoself6786

2 жыл бұрын

No Ryan Leaf got four chances to Jamarcus Russell’s 1.

@dontdoittoyoself6786

2 жыл бұрын

@@piranhasforscissors And Leaf had a better team around him.

I personally don’t see Vince Young as a bust. Did he fail to meet expectations? Sure. But he showed some moments of greatness and was not TERRIBLE.

@bjchit

Жыл бұрын

You could say that about everyone on this list.

@bjchit

Жыл бұрын

BTW, he was terrible.

@OutgrownThings

Жыл бұрын

@@bjchit lol ok

@bjchit

Жыл бұрын

@@OutgrownThings You enjoy that career 74 QB rating then.

@OutgrownThings

Жыл бұрын

@@bjchit lol ok

Its okay life is tough we make mistakes, so long as you come out on top

Now I got to watch The longest yard again.

The most hilarious is Ryan Leaf as an “analyst” sure, the worst bust in NFL history is gonna tell fans who’s a good player and what’s going on in the field, lmfao!

Good one. Was expecting Tim Tebow and Charles Rogers, but hey. Anyone knows what's Titus Young's been doing?

Kudos to Vernon Gholston for trying to do good after his NFL Career ended.

I like this video. Not everyone becomes a success in the NFL regardless of the hype. But it doesn't make those who didn't succeed failures. A lot of them picked themselves up and kept achieving in other fields.

tony mandarich wasnt completely a bust, he was a dissapointment in green bay but he admitted using steriods and painkillers and was at least honest about the whole ordeal And he did come back and have 3 solid years for the colts, actually protected peyton manning in 98.

Do a Bengals video please!

He started showing up four mcdoubles 😂😂😂😂

The Jason Smith story is so wholesome.

I really thought Blackmon was going to be a star

@djobe420

2 жыл бұрын

He would've been so much better than Dez

Wow Jamarcus reminded me of Daunte Culpepper so much

@eternal_napalm6442

2 жыл бұрын

Culpeper had a good career

@garylp3

2 жыл бұрын

Culpepper and the Vikings were contenders for a few years.

Lol, I only knew Bosworth as actor.

Ayyy was that Reggie white at the beginning yeah you gotta do something on Reggie man

Pt.2???? Thanks

bo jackson ended the myth of "the boz"

A common thing I see here for most players on this list is mental health issues. many of these players came from poor backgrounds or not raised in functional households and turned to drug and alcohol abuse as a means to cope as they hit their mid twenties, when mental health issues fully develop for most. The pressure of being a draft pick that high in the draft is unimaginable to me. I wish the best for these men.

Be careful or one of them might give you that “Mama’s cookin “

These guys need to hire 24/7 mentors / sidekicks

@garylp3

2 жыл бұрын

Most of their sidekicks try to leach $ off them.

If Russell took it serious he would’ve been one of the best

@ericgarcia6264

2 жыл бұрын

@Ryan he did have talent , he just didn’t care lol

Justin Blackmon... according to the "experts" he was Dez Bryant without the baggage and off field issues. Oops.. 🤣

I pray that I'm reincarnated as the Boz

Lmao he said Trent was sign to the what who I’m fucking dying rn

The Boz turned out to be a pretty good guy.

No busts are as interesting as an NFL bust. Football isn't even my favorite sport, but a baseball bust is so common no one cares.

I couldn’t believe Trent became a bust it seemed like he had it all in college

I still don't really consider Vince Young a bust. 2 Pro Bowls? Disappointing, yeah, but bust??? I don't know about that one, chief. Never mind he's the only one on this list to make even a single one

@TBSandNFL

2 жыл бұрын

His two probowls are some of the worst in NFL history and he was 3rd overall. Absolute bust.

@AK-74K

2 жыл бұрын

@@TBSandNFL Never a bust, absolute nonsense

If you do more NFL busts videos you should include ex Ram Lawrence Phillips.

God bless you

Its rare to me (because I am mexican) to hear people that doesn't speak spanish speaking it Its so easy but the way that he pronounces caudillos of Chihuahua made me laugh

Wasn’t Jason smith like a 95 ovr In an old madden

Imagine Barry Sanders and Brett Favre on the same team!! Packers went for Mandarich instead.

Me, a Raider fan, showing up on this video: Well, we know who’s number one.

Funny that you mention Leaf's issue with opioids, but you fail to mention how part of Russel's failure was his addiction to Purple Drank, codeine syrup.

Geesh...😬...a lotta sad stories...💯✔

Day 8 of asking nonstop sports to bring back the deep voice guy

*JaMarcus Russell Is The Biggest Bust Ever* *End Of Story*

Surprised you didn't mention Bosworth is the Sheriff of Fansville.

Russell went to lsu not bama my guy.. but nice video

Trent Richardson was on his way back until the league folded

Blackmon died I thought a few years back.

Bosworth's shoulders were all gone before he left college. He'd been shot full of steroids and cortisone by Barry Switzer. After his final injury the Seahawk's team doctor said Bosworth had the shoulders of a 65 year old man. People always cite Bo Jackson running Boz over but if you watch the play Boz gets off a block and tackles Bo Jackson, who had a full head steam, flat footed. He didn't stop the TD but he did make the tackle.

Bosworth was actually good before his shoulders gave out , led the Seahawks in tackles one year

@1969chgoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

Ryan Moore getting pancaked by Bo Jackson didn't help either

@yunglean7783

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't think he was a bust. He was a low risk high reward draft pick

@howardtonio9262

2 жыл бұрын

@@yunglean7783 he was a bum

@yunglean7783

2 жыл бұрын

@@howardtonio9262 sounds like a texas fan

@dontdoittoyoself6786

2 жыл бұрын

I think he was solid.

Matt Jones out of Arkansas should be on here for sure.

Wheres Tebow then because Vince definitely had better numbers than him.

I love the ones who crushed it after the NFL!

I honestly don't feel like Vince Young would've been a bust with a different coach.... he had Jeff Fisher

In defense of Jason Smith had he stayed healthy he would’ve had a better career. I can’t fault him for how his career turned out.

Another QB denard Robinson for the Michigan Wolverines. He was undersized they moved him to receiver

Leaf was a stud qb he just didnt want it enough .

@garylp3

2 жыл бұрын

Lack of emotional IQ/control did him in.

How good was penny hardaway

Why was manziel canned for life from the CFL

I hope they're all doing okay now.

Man I wish Justin Blackmon would of stayed out of trouble.

@BcBTheta

2 жыл бұрын

He's like another Josh Gordon, super talented but couldn't stay out of trouble

Manziel coaching would be great Manziel: "Why didnt you learn the play book" Player: "Because coach you never did...not even in the NFL..."

Damn young blew 35 million.

@garylp3

2 жыл бұрын

Antoine Walker over $110millions; Terrell Owens $60millions; Allen Iverson $150millions. Easy come, easy goes.

Not sure Johnny Football has the coaching acumen.

Is Jamarcus Russel writing with his left hand?