Every NFL team's most overrated player of all time

Every NFL team’s most overrated player of all time

22 Oct 2000: Quarterback Steve Beuerlein #7 of the Carolina Panthers scrambles with the ball during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers defeated the 49ers 34-16.Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /Allsport /

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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1992: Andre Rison #80 of the Atlanta Falcons runs with the ball during an NFL Football game circa 1992. Rison played for the Falcons from 1990-94. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Atlanta Falcons: Andre Rison

Andre Rison played for about 40 teams in his NFL career, but he is most remembered for his years with the Atlanta Falcons.

Rison was acquired by Atlanta in 1990 in a trade for the rights to quarterback Jeff George (who we’ll touch on later). In his first season with the Falcons, he was an All-Pro, catching 82 psses for over 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was a Pro Bowler every year from 1990-93 with the Falcons.

Rison was traded to the Browns ahead of the 1995 season. Cleveland was hoping there was still some of the once All-Pro receiver left in him — there was not. He caught 47 passes with the Browns in his one year in Cleveland. He spent 1996 with the Jaguars and Packers where he caught a touchdown in the Super Bowl from Brett Favre to help Green Bay win.

Rison was incredible for one year, and he had some very solid years that followed. It became evident, though, that he wasn’t worth the initial hype.

He finished his career with stops in Kansas City and Oakland, and was even a Pro Bowler with the Chiefs in 1997. His inconsistencies didn’t match the hype he received.

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