29 NFL free-agent signings that resulted in epic failure

Deion Sanders, Larry Csonka and Orlando Pace were among free-agent signings that did not work out for new teams.

Adalius Thomas

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Adalius Thomas got a five-year, $35 million contract from New England and had a promising first year before things fell apart. Thomas’ issues with the coaching staff came to a head in 2009 when Thomas was he was sent home after arriving late for practice due to a snowstorm. “What do you do? It’s not the Jetsons, I can’t jump up and just fly,” he said at the time. “What the heck am I supposed to do?” The Patriots released Thomas the following offseason.

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