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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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3 Oct 1999: Ed McCaffrey #89 of the Denver Broncos moves to catch the ball during the game against the New York Jets at the Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Jets defeated the Broncos 21-13.
3 Oct 1999: Ed McCaffrey #89 of the Denver Broncos moves to catch the ball during the game against the New York Jets at the Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Jets defeated the Broncos 21-13. /

New York Giants

WR. Stanford. Ed McCaffrey . 23. player. 31.

The New York Giants have a strong reputation for drafting good wide receivers. That doesn’t mean they always recognized when they did so. One can only imagine how the top brass felt when they realized how badly they misjudged Ed McCaffrey. Drafting him in the 3rd round, he had a quiet 1991 rookie year before showcasing some of what he could do with 610 yards in 1992. That’s why his regression the next season was a bit of a disappointment and resulted in his released.

Ironically this was aided by the dismissal of head coach Ryan Handley who had helped draft him. Dan Reeves came in and made the decision to cut the young receiver. That decision came back to haunt him five years later. As head coach of the Atlanta Falcons when McCaffrey played a big role in his team’s defeat at the hands of the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl. That was the same year McCaffrey went to the Pro Bowl. The first of three-straight 1,000-yard seasons.

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