3 strangest players to ever play in a Buffalo Bills jersey
By Nick Villano
The Buffalo Bills are currently one of the best teams in the league, but it wasn’t always that way. They’ve had to throw some players at the wall to see if they stuck. They usually did not.
The Buffalo Bills added Von Miller to the roster this past season. He was supposed to push the Bills over the top. For a while, he did. He had eight sacks in his first nine games. The Bills looked like the Super Bowl favorites, and the defense was a big reason why. Then, Miller got hurt and missed the rest of the season. In a few years, Miller will likely look strange in a Bills uniform. For now, we’ll hold our judgment.
It’s one star in a long lineage of strange players wearing Bills jerseys. This is a team that has been one of the best in the league, and also a team that was at the bottom of the standings. They’ve had plenty of players who were once greats that didn’t exactly do that there. Players like Terrell Owens, Peerless Price, and LeSean McCoy sure look strange in red and blue, but they were at least successful in their season(s) in Buffalo. Even Marshawn Lynch looks strange with a Bill on his helmet, but most people know he was drafted there before he became Beast Mode. However, some were downright dreadful.
Strangest Buffalo Bills players: 1. Percy Harvin
Percy Harvin is one of the biggest wastes of talent in recent history. He was on the way to being one of the best receivers in the league. He looked to be one of the true dual threats in the league. This was Deebo Samuel before it was cool. However, he never truly got over the hump. Similar to Josh Gordon, Harvin continued to get chances despite his failures late in his career.
With the Bills, they gave him two years to prove himself. His first year in Buffalo ended early after just five games. Hip injuries forced Harvin to announce his retirement. He was given $6 million for that year, so not all was lost.
He was talked out of retirement the next season when injuries to Sammy Watkins and other Bills receivers left them shorthanded. Migraines ended up derailing Harvin’s return after just two games. Harvin ended his career with zero fanfare. It was a rough end for a promising career.