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One NFL player you wish never played for your favorite team

By Randy Gurzi

22 Aug 1998: Quarterback Ryan Leaf #16 of the San Diego Chargers standing around talking before the pre-season game against the Indianapolis Colts at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Chargers defeated the Colts 33-3. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squ
22 Aug 1998: Quarterback Ryan Leaf #16 of the San Diego Chargers standing around talking before the pre-season game against the Indianapolis Colts at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Chargers defeated the Colts 33-3. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squ /
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1 Dec 1990: Quarterback Dan McGwire of the San Diego State Aztecs hands off the ball during a game against the Miami Hurricanes at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California. Miami won the game 30-28. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn /Allsport /

Seattle Seahawks: Dan McGwire, QB

Mark McGwire was one of the greatest Major League Baseball players of all time. He rose to prominence with the Oakland A’s before finishing his career with a great stretch with the St. Louis Cardinals. However, he also had a brother who was a star quarterback for San Diego State.

Dan McGwire started out his collegiate career at Iowa, then transferred to SDSU where he had 3,883 yards with 27 touchdowns in his final season. He was a massive quarterback at nearly 6-foot-8 and 240-pounds and ended up going to the Seattle Seahawks with the16th overall selection in the 1991 NFL Draft.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the same success in the pros his brother did. McGwire only started five games in his career and appeared in just 12 for the Seahawks. He was just 74-of-147 with 745 yards, two touchdowns, and six picks in four seasons before Seattle moved on — they drafted Rick Mirer in the first round in 1993 as they already saw what they needed to with McGwire.

He did play one more season in the NFL as he joined the Miami Dolphins in 1995 but was just 0-1 in passing for them all season. What makes this pick feel even worse is the fact that Brett Favre ended up going with the first pick in Round 2, and he would have been a much better option for Seattle than McGwire proved to be.

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