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The worst NFL draft pick of all time by every team

By Erik Lambert

OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 03: JaMarcus Russell #2 of the Oakland Raiders in action against the Baltimore Ravens during an NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on January 3, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 03: JaMarcus Russell #2 of the Oakland Raiders in action against the Baltimore Ravens during an NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on January 3, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) /
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24 Sep 2000: Quarterback Cade McNown #8 of the Chicago Bears looks on during the game against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Lions defeated the Bears 21-14.Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Allsport
24 Sep 2000: Quarterback Cade McNown #8 of the Chicago Bears looks on during the game against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Lions defeated the Bears 21-14.Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Allsport /

6. Chicago Bears

player. 57. . QB. UCLA. Cade McNown . 6

The Chicago Bears were in a state of QB misery by the late 1990s. While they were trotting out guys like Steve Walsh and Rick Mirer, their division opponents were putting up Brett Favre, Brad Johnson, Randall Cunningham, and Warren Moon. Even Scott Mitchell had a good year in Detroit. The Bears wanted one of their own and in 1999 they were determined to get one. Even if he happened to be the fifth quarterback off the board by that point.

It’s true. Cade McNown went 12th overall to the Bears. Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper, Tim Couch, and Akili Smith had all gone before him. So it should’ve been a red flag right away that they may have overreached for a player who never should’ve gone that high. McNown had a solid career at UCLA but he was undersized and not heralded for his football commitment. He proved that by surviving just two seasons in the league, throwing 16 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.

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