NFL draft: The worst first-round picks at every selection spot since 2002

The first round of the NFL draft is a veritable minefield with each of the 32 spots presenting its own opportunity for a pitfall. And with the odds for those picks panning out being about as random as a coinflip, the list of busts is a long one. But …

2. Charles Rogers, Detroit Lions (2003)

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The Michigan State wide receiver is a sad cautionary tale. Rogers became addicted to painkillers after two early injuries in his NFL career, was suspended by the Lions for drug abuse in 2005 and never played again. He died of liver failure in November 2019 at the age of 38.

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