Nobody likes to predict future failure. Yet in the NFL draft, we see high picks flame out all the time. This year, we saw 20 former first-round picks have their fifth-year options declined.
So which of the AFC picks surrounded by hype could be cautionary tales in the coming years? It’s time to take a hard look at not only the player but the team and situation, along with potential pitfalls out of their control.
And while we’ll talk about how things could go wrong for these five players, know that my colleague, Gilberto Manzano, sees it differently. If nothing else, we’ll have something to good-naturedly argue about for bragging rights during the season.
