One NFL player you wish never played for your favorite team

Chicago Bears: Cade McNown, QB

In need of a new signal-caller, the Chicago Bears used the No. 12 overall pick on Cade McNown out of UCLA back in 1999. It was supposed to be an elite draft for the position with Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper, and McNown all coming in with high praise.

For McNown, however, there were concerns about his arm strength. While he was accurate, many scouts worried he wouldn’t be able to make “NFL throws.”

Still, the Bears took him higher than any quarterback since Jim McMahon and it didn’t take long for them to realize they made a mistake. As a rookie, McNown completed just 54 percent of his passes for 1,465 yards with eight touchdowns and 10 picks. In year two, he had 1,646 yards with eight touchdowns and nine picks while completing just 55 percent of his passes.

Even worse was how poorly the team performed with him as the starter. McNown started 15 games and Chicago was just 3-12 in those contests. He was then traded before his third season and the Bears had to send him as well as a seventh-round pick to the Miami Dolphins to make it worth their while — and they were still only willing to give up a sixth-round pick.

He spent the season on the bench before being traded to San Francisco ahead of the 2002 season. He never appeared in a game for the 49ers either and was out of the league by 2003.