Matt Leinart’s NFL career never really worked out, but Leinart was a first-round draft pick who played for multiple NFL teams. His pro career is legitimately and accurately called a bust, but Leinart still made good money with his first NFL paycheck. His success at USC and his central presence in the football world has translated into television commentary and a very good living. He has done well for himself, but in terms of achieving on-field NFL success, that one goal eluded him. It is what it is.
Leinart recently talked about his struggles with the Arizona Cardinals, a team which has struggled to find a great quarterback and which is trying to turn the corner with Kyler Murray, a Heisman winner previously coached by Lincoln Riley at the University of Oklahoma before Riley moved to USC. It is notable that the Cardinals’ last great quarterback was a USC product, but not Leinart. Carson Palmer led the Cardinals to the NFC Championship Game in the 2015 NFL season. The Cardinals lost to the Carolina Panthers. It’s the last time the Cardinals went that far in the playoffs.
Here’s Leinart on his time with the Cardinals:
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