26 players who never suited up for the teams that drafted them

John Elway, Bill Russell, Eli Manning, Dominique Wilkins are among the players never to suit up for the teams that drafted them.

Eli Manning

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The Chargers selected Eli Manning first overall in 2004 and he pulled an Elway, saying he did not want to play for them. The Bolts gave in to his demand and sent him to the New York Giants for fourth overall pick Philip Rivers, the Giants’ third-round pick in 2004 along with their first and fifth-round selections in the 2005 draft.

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