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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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CHICAGO – DECEMBER 13: Steve McMichael #76 of the Chicago Bears looks for the pass during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 13, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears won 30-6. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO – DECEMBER 13: Steve McMichael #76 of the Chicago Bears looks for the pass during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 13, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears won 30-6. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

New England Patriots

47. . DT. Texas. Steve McMichael . 21. player

So often teams make the mistake of cutting good players simply because they have personalities that might be a little more high maintenance than normal. Coaches want perfect soldiers, not realizing that the NFL isn’t the army and those men are there to earn money, not serve their country. The New England Patriots coaching staff in 1981 didn’t accept this reality, and it ended up costing them one of the best defensive tackles of the decade.

Steve McMichael, a former 3rd round pick was cut that year by the team due to differences with the coaching staff. He ended up signing with the Chicago Bears. There he worked his way into the starting lineup and would become a key cog in one of the greatest defenses of all-time in 1985, winning the Super Bowl against his former team. McMichael retired with two Pro Bowls and 95 career sacks.

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