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Originally Posted by jjchieffan
Didn't Travis Kelce miss his rookie year because of an injury? He bounced back all right
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He was injured in camp, though.
I'm talking about college injuries that 'linger'. And I think there's a real difference between college guys who got hurt in college but STILL went in the first round (Jefferey Simmons) because the nature of their injury was defined and they demonstrated dominance before the injury.
That's why I mentioned Sidney Jones. He was a guy who looked like a 1st round pick, got hurt, slipped into the mid-2nd and struggled with recovery for a couple years. Now he's developing into a nice enough player (though he never has recovered that 1st round form). But again - his tape in his platform year said he was a 1st round talent.
Ross just didn't. I'm trying to think of guys who had these kinds of issues who 'slow rolled' their way back into relevance.
It's gonna be a real short list.