USA Today put together a list of the Top 100 biggest draft busts and draft day mistakes. For as long as the Pittsburgh Steelers have been around, they only negatively appeared once on the list. Their first round selection of DT Gabe Rivera ranked 45th on the list with the following explanation, though I’m sure most of you are aware of the story.
“For whatever reason, Pittsburgh bypassed hometown hero Marino, who would have made a mighty fine replacement with Terry Bradshaw heading into his final season. Driving drunk, Rivera was paralyzed in a car accident midway through his rookie season.