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Top 10 NFL Players Teams Gave Up On Too Soon

By Erik Lambert

Nov 22, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Indianapolis Colts place kicker Adam Vinatieri (4) kicks the game winning field goal from the hold of punter Pat McAfee (1) against the Atlanta Falcons during the fourth quarter at the Georgia Dome. The Colts defeated the Falcons 24-21. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Indianapolis Colts place kicker Adam Vinatieri (4) kicks the game winning field goal from the hold of punter Pat McAfee (1) against the Atlanta Falcons during the fourth quarter at the Georgia Dome. The Colts defeated the Falcons 24-21. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 2, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; NFL former quarterback Warren Moon on the field before Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 2, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; NFL former quarterback Warren Moon on the field before Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

#6:  Warren Moon

This is a man who made a career out of proving teams wrong. It started in college when everybody felt black quarterbacks just couldn’t succeed. Then it was the NFL thinking the same thing. So he went up and owned the CFL for half a decade. Statements kept coming when he arrived in Houston where he led the Oilers to the playoffs six times and went to six Pro Bowls during his time there. By 1994 though they’d had their fill of the 38-year old.

Moon vowed he’d show them that age was not going to stop him. Not yet. He went to Minnesota where he played three seasons, reached two Pro Bowls and got them to the playoffs as well. Then even they couldn’t resist the age card, letting him walk at 41-years old. Undaunted more than ever, the future Hall of Famer signed with the Seahawks in Seattle and reached his ninth Pro Bowl. Moon didn’t retire until age 45, after spending two years as a backup in Kansas City.

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