What player in the NFL, past or present, would you have wanted to see succeed so badly but due to injuries, off the field issues, or whatever happened just derailed their career? For me it was unfortunate to see players like Josh Gordon or Justin Blackmon have their careers end or never getting back on track because of off-field issues.
Pennington. Both in New York and in his second act in Miami. I remember how good he was in 08, and I though we would be good for a while. But only a few weeks into 09, he suffered a career ending injury, and the walk in QB purgatory resumed