Rashaan Salaam
Rashaan Salaam, the Heisman-winning running back who sadly took his own life in 2016 at the young age of 42, also had an NFL career that ended far too soon. In 1995, his first NFL season, Salaam had over 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Chicago Bears, but the next year struggles both on and off the field hindered his playing time and production, and by 1997 his time in Chicago (and for all intents and purposes his time in the NFL) had already come to an end.