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.
Tony Boselli. I know he eventually made it to the HOF, but I don’t think people realize how dominant he was in the years he was healthy.
3x First Team All American
3x First Team All Pac-10
Morris Trophy Winner
1st Overall in the 95 NFL Draft
PFWA 1995 All-Rookie Team
3x 1st Team All Pro
5x Pro Bowler
1990s All Decade Team
People talk about Pace, W. Jones, and Ogden as the best tackles of that era, but Boselli was just as good, if not better.
Probably the only player to go #2 in a draft and then #1 in another draft
I feel like not a lot of people talk about Boselli, but him being inducted into the HOF really helps include him in the conversation.