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Each NFL team’s worst draft pick of the last decade

By Mike Phillips

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Corey Lemonier #44 of the New York Jets sacks EJ Manuel #3 of the Buffalo Bills during the second half at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Corey Lemonier #44 of the New York Jets sacks EJ Manuel #3 of the Buffalo Bills during the second half at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 14: Laquon Treadwell #11 of the Minnesota Vikings cuts with the ball in the third quarter of the game against the Arizona Cardinals at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 14, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 14: Laquon Treadwell #11 of the Minnesota Vikings cuts with the ball in the third quarter of the game against the Arizona Cardinals at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 14, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

Minnesota Vikings: WR Laquon Treadwell (2016 1st Round, No. 23)

Sometimes draft picks bust due to landing in a tough situation and that appears to be the case with Laquon Treadwell. The Minnesota Vikings took him 23rd overall in the 2016 NFL Draft but Treadwell could never establish traction in a loaded receiver room. Treadwell is now in Atlanta looking for a fresh start.

New England Patriots: DE Dominique Easley (2014 1st Round, No. 29)

The Patriots usually do well finding defenders in the draft but Dominique Easley just didn’t work out. A key reserve on New England’s Super Bowl XLIX championship squad, Easley recorded just 15 tackles and two sacks after taking over for Vince Wilfork the following year. Easley got cut by the Patriots after just two seasons and he spent three years with the Rams, where he last played in 2018.

New Orleans Saints: LB Stephone Anthony (2015 1st Round, No. 31)

Stephone Anthony came out of the gates hot, racking up 112 tackles as a rookie to look like a future star. The Saints moved Anthony to strongside linebacker the next year and the move didn’t agree with him as he only recorded 16 tackles in 10 games. Anthony got traded to Miami in 2017 and has bounced around the league since, eventually ending up back in New Orleans last season.

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