Worst Sports Contracts of all Time
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As professional players continue to get massive multi-million dollar contracts, it becomes that much more painful when the player does not deliver. Here is a list of some of the top paid athletes of all time that did nothing to deserve their huge contracts.
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1.
JaMarcus Russell
JaMarcus was supposed to be the savior of the Raiders franchise and lead them to the playoffs. Not only was he the first pick in the NFL draft, he was also awarded a $68 million contract. He ended up being a total bust gaining weight quickly and failing to produce.
20 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
2.
Mike Hampton
There a probably few things that Colorado regrets more than Mike Hampton’s 8 year, $121 million contract. Mike missed a lot of games due to lingering injuries and had an ERA of 6.15.
19 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
3.
David Beckham
The experiment to revive soccer in America by bringing the star power of David Beckham failed miserably. David was awarded a 5 year $250 million dollar but missed a lot of games due to injury.
18 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
4.
Alfonso Soriano
Alfonso Soriano is yet another case of athletes having a great season their contract year. The Cubs based their whole contract that he would continue those record shattering numbers he was putting up and gave him a $136 million dollar contract.
18 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
5.
Larry Brown
New York Knicks took at shot at future Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown with a price tag of $28.5 million dollars. What the Knicks got in return was just 23 wins and a lot of headaches.
16 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
6.
Barry Zito
15 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
7.
Ryan Leaf
14 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
8.
Ben Wallace
14 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
9.
Allan Houston
13 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
10.
Luol Deng
12 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
11.
Alex Rodriguez
11 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
12.
Michael Vick
10 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
13.
Bryant Reeves
9 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
14.
Elton Brand
8 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
15.
Hedo Turkoglu
7 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
16.
Ben Roethlisberger
6 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
17.
Rick DiPietro
5 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
18.
Steve Spurier
3 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
19.
Larry Hughes
2 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
20.
Rick Pitino
1 point - added 13 years ago by kris -
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