There have been plenty of bad players in the NFL. When it comes to who the worst performer is in NFL history, however, who is the worst of the worst? The answers will vary, of course, but a candidate for the distinction played for our very own Cincinnati Bengals.
That would be former Bengals quarterback Akili Smith, who the organization famously turned down Mike Ditka's offer of all of the New Orleans Saints' draft picks in the 1999 NFL Draft because they were so confident that Smith would be a difference-maker. He was not.
Smith was a one-year wonder in college and did enough to capture the Bengals' attention.