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The Worst Cuts All 32 NFL Teams Have Ever Made

By Erik Lambert

SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Quarterback Trent Green #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass against the San Diego Chargers on November 30, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The Chiefs won 28-24. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Quarterback Trent Green #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass against the San Diego Chargers on November 30, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The Chiefs won 28-24. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /
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16 Dec 1990: Tight end Ethan Horton of the Los Angeles Raiders runs down the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders won the game 24-7.
16 Dec 1990: Tight end Ethan Horton of the Los Angeles Raiders runs down the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders won the game 24-7. /

Kansas City Chiefs

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There were plenty of things wrong with the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1980s. It’s why they were often one of the worst teams in the league. Most of the time it’s because they have men in charge who don’t recognize talent. Ethan Horton was perhaps the best example of this. Initially, the team had drafted him 15th overall as a running back. When he struggled his first year, they gave up and cut him.

It looked like his career was over before it had barely begun, but the Los Angeles Raiders still felt he had something to offer. Rather than persist at running back, they offered him a chance to switch to tight end. Horton accepted. By 1990 he was their starter and it all came to a head when he snagged a 41-yard touchdown to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the divisional playoffs.

A year later Horton went to the Pro Bowl, proving once again that it’s never wise to give up on an athletic talent too early.

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