Promising NFL Careers That Injuries Totally Derailed

Steve Emtman

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The defensive lineman was selected first overall in the 1992 NFL Draft, and he had a strong start to the season to back it up, collecting three sacks and a game-sealing 90-yard interception return for a touchdown in Week 8 in the course of his first nine games. But that season ended with a left knee injury. His next season ended with a right knee injury. And the one after that ended when he ruptured a disc in his neck. He played in just 50 games over six seasons.

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