NFL Week 13 - This is a story about the fish that got away.
Players make their NFL debuts all the time. Sometimes it's to great fanfare; a team's first-round savior making their long-awaited debut. But often, it's just some guy, called up from the practice squad to fill a blank roster spot, often never to be heard from again. In 2020 alone, 35 players made their debut, were active for just one game, and then were gone—reverted to the practice squad under the NFL's new rules or cut to free up space for someone else.