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NFL Draft: Every team’s biggest first round bust of last ten years

By George Stockburger

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Robert Griffin III (R) from Baylor holds up a jersey as he stands on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Griffin was selected #2 overall by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 26, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Robert Griffin III (R) from Baylor holds up a jersey as he stands on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Griffin was selected #2 overall by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 26, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 13: Gabe Carimi #72 of the Chicago Bears sits on the bench during a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 13, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Bears 23-10. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 13: Gabe Carimi #72 of the Chicago Bears sits on the bench during a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 13, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Bears 23-10. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

. Gabe Carimi. . team. 57. . 2011, 29th overall

It’s sad to say but the Chicago Bears have a number of candidates worthy of being the biggest draft bust of the past 10 years. That’s the primary reason they haven’t had a winning season since 2012. Chris Williams was a flop from the start. He required back surgery for two different ailments as a rookie and never lived up to his draft billing. Of course, most people might go to wide receiver Kevin White who’s been haunted by injuries his first three years, playing in just five games.

TAMPA, FL – SEPTEMBER 15: Tackle Gabe Carimi #72 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers watches play against the New Orleans Saints September 15, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Saints won 16 – 14. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – SEPTEMBER 15: Tackle Gabe Carimi #72 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers watches play against the New Orleans Saints September 15, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Saints won 16 – 14. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) /

Yet the biggest disappointment has to be Gabe Carimi. The “Bear Jew” as he was nicknamed was a rough and tough tackle from Wisconsin. He seemed like a slam dunk. Maybe not a star but a 10-year starter easy when the Bears took him 29th overall in 2011. That dream last two games. In a loss to New Orleans the second week of his rookie season, he dislocated his kneecap and was lost for the year. The extent of the injury was severe and he was never the same.

He was traded after just two seasons to Tampa Bay and lasted four total in the NFL.

What makes this pick hurt even more is that Muhammad Wilkerson and Cameron Heyward, two future Pro Bowlers, were selected in the two picks directly following his.

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