By now we all know of Terrell Owens failed attempts to land
with an NFL team. While still considered to be in good shape, Owens attitude
has made him an unwanted commodity in NFL locker rooms.
But Owens isn’t the only player who seems to generate
little-to-no interest by NFL teams. This is not to say that some of these guys
won’t eventually land with a team. It’s just that these guys are currently
unsigned and their prospects of securing gainful employment with an NFL team
are pretty slim right now.
So without further ado here is our All-Unwanted team:
Offense
QB – Donovan McNabb
RB – Thomas Jones, Sammy Morris
WR – Terrell Owens, Plaxico Burress
TE – Jeremy Shockey
OL – Casey Wiegmann C, Chad Clifton T, Stacy Andrews T,
Andre Gurode G, Anthony Herrera G
Defense
DL – Shaun Ellis DE, Aubrayo Franklin DT, Kelly Gregg NT, Aaron
Kampman DE
LB – Keith Brooking ILB, Mike Peterson OLB, Joey Porter OLB
CB – Al Harris, Lito Sheppard
S – Deon Grant, Jim Leonhard
McNabb just hasn’t been the same since he left Philly. He
has played tentatively and seems to lack confidence when he is on the field.
The other guys on this team have other issues.
Some of these guys would be considered locker room cancers
like Owens and Burress, some just have lousy attitudes altogether like Shockey
and Porter, and some have health issues that make them less than viable options
like Kampman and Clifton.
The rest of these guys are just old and teams are less
likely to take a chance on them. Either they have lost a step or teams worry
that their bodies won’t hold up. Regardless of the reason, look for many of
these guys to still be free agents once the season starts unless a team needs
someone to fill in for an injured player.
Do you have a favorite team or player you want to know more about?
Roosevelt Hall is an NFL Blogger for The Sport Mentalist and an NBA Blogger for The Sport Mentalist 2. He is also a Sports Reporter for Pro Sports Lives. He can be contacted at sportmentalist@yahoo.com and be sure to follow him on Twitter @sportmentalist.
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