Top 10 Devastating Departures | NFL Films 

"Mow my lawn when you there. Keep it clean"😂 damn savage

Not a huge Belichick but the fact he had enough integrity to appear in the press conference Petrino, Saban, Bielema , Lane Kiffin all slinked out of town Belichick stood up like a man and did the right thing.

Cleveland guy: "46 year season ticket holder, and I'm cutting my seat out!" Cleveland security, to guy brandishing hack saw: "You're cool, brah. Enjoy the game." The 90s were a simpler time, and I miss them dearly.

They never mention the reason Bellicheck resigned as the Jets coach. He left because there was questions about their ownership and after dealing with an issue with the Browns and their situation moving when he was their coach he didn't want to deal with a situation like that.

Number One most devastating departure: When sports commentators and analysts were replaced by comedians.

Number 1 devastating departure. When hitting left the NFL.

The Bo Jackson injury still breaks my heart all these years later. What he could've accomplished has to be perhaps the biggest "What If" in the history of sports.

My friend who grew up watching Brett Favre was sad to see him retire, but then he came back for the Jets and rooted for both teams in 2008. Then when he retired again and signed with the Vikings, it turned into just hatred and disgust.

Scott Ferrall is exactly what I picture every Guns N' Roses fan to look and sound like

Paul Brown leaving the Browns should be on this list

#9 so happy for Andy Reid after he won the Super Bowl with the Chiefs. Remind me how the Eagles got on this season!

Tom Brady's departure after 20 years with the Patriots. That should be #1 if this list gets updated

They need more former players on these videos, they seem to use “comedians” more often than players which is baffling.

That dude in the guns n roses shirt sounds like hes been drinking battery acid his entire life.

As an Eagles fan, we will always love Andy Reid. He always gets a lot of love when he comes back to Philly

Tom Brady: "Now where am I on top 10?"

This video has more divorce metaphors than Colin Cowherd.

Number 1 best departure: When Goodell retires or gets fired

Montana leaving SF is the reason my grandma is a KC fan now. She was living in Cali when Montana was running through the league as a 49er and refused to leave him when he moved to the Midwest

Honorable mention to the Rams leaving St Louis, the only city to approve a tax increase for a new stadium and then the owner moves the team anyway and drags the city through the mud.

Steve Smith Revenge game wit the Black visor and all Black unis 🔥

Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson retiring in the prime of their careers.

The worst part about Andy Reid leaving the Eagles was not even bringing in Chip Kelly, the worst part was Kelly got rid of the heart and soul of the offense in Vick, Jackson and Shady McCoy because he wanted his own team and not Reid's.

Bill belichick left his resignation on a napkin so the jets could wipe their tears on it.

All these divorce and relationship analogies.. for a second I thought I was watching The Herd

Raiders trade Khalil Mack, Raiders go 0-16 Mack wins defensive player of the year

Belichick's treatment by Modell and the abuse he endured coaching the Browns after Modell's announcement cemented some fundamental Belichick principles and had a profound effect on various franchises going forward. It taught Belichick how critical ownership and team control was. He resigned from the Jets on a napkin because of the post-Hess ownership uncertainty. He looked on in knowing displeasure as Mangini went to work for the Jets and Browns. He had no problem letting Patricia go coach the Lions after the Patriots defense got smoked by Philly in the SB. He didn't have a meltdown when Flores went to a division opponent (Dolphins) because he knew Flores would be working for Stephen Ross. He asked Josh McDaniels if he really wanted to take the Colts job and work for Jim Irsay. He must have laughed to himself when his former alma mater then nemesis the Giants hired Joe Judge. It's no coincidence that Mike Vrabel, one of the rare Belichick disciples to have success in the coaching ranks, works for Amy Adams Strunk, one of the better owners in the league.

BO was a freak of nature, I remember watching his cartoons with gretzy , being able to make not just 1 professional sports team but 2!!! that is insane.

Bo’s injury happened on such an innocuous play, it is impossible to accept such greatness can be wiped out in such an ordinary fashion.

The Colts moving has to be number 1. Just to show how bad it was from the ravens creation in 1996 up to 2012 every time the Colts played in the Baltimore they were called "The Indianapolis football team" on the scoreboard.

Steve Smith "Make sure you mow my lawn while you're out there"! Lmao!

“Go back to Carolina and when you’re there mow my lawn❗️” - Steve Smith 😂😂😂

If you want to start a list of devastating ACQUISITIONS, there is no better place to start than the Lions hiring Matt Millen as team president.

Marty Schottenheimer getting fired after going 14-2 with the chargers? Drew Brees getting shipped to NO? LT getting shipped to the Jets? Or any other AJ Smith/Dean Spanos decision in the last three decades. Moving to LA?

At 27:52 The dude who brought the hacksaw into browns stadium is Savage AF. I really hope whoever he was, he was able to get his seat. Hats off.

That Leonard Marshall hit effectively kept the 49ers from winning 3 superbowls in a row.

I'm suprised Peyton being curb stomped out of Indy wasn't on here somewhere. Wasn't bitter necessarily, but like they basically said "Hey you're old and not good enough anymore. Byeeee." Then he goes on to re-teach himself to throw after his neck surgery and breaks multiple NFL records in Denver and won another championship...

jimmy johnson leaving dallas, dallas hasn't mattered since

Safe to say that #9 feels a lot worse now for the Eagles

Bo was the goat 🐐. Such a sad ending. Glad I got to witness his greatness.

"No, we're good, we got jerricho cotchery." That line killed me

The greatest devastated in NFL history head coach Jimmy Johnson leave Dallas Cowboys led to win two Super Bowl march 29th1994 will never forget

8:57 There is one more thing more painful than having Bill Bellichick as your head coach and him immediately resigning: having Mark Sanchez as your quarterback.

Remember when Bo played without pads and ran for 2000 yards? Remember when Bo ran for a 95 yard touchdown backwards? ROFL

Somewhere in an alternative dimension Belichick stayed with the Jets and Mark Sanchez has 5 Super Bowl rings

Where is Barry Sanders retiring before training camp

How is Paul Brown's departure from Cleveland not on this list? I mean you got easily one of the greatest rivalries in the NFL out of it with 1 team naming themselves the Browns after him and the other naming their stadium Paul Brown Field. That's easily #1 in my opinion.

great list, thank you i did enjoy.

Carolina ultimately fired the GM for releasing Steve Smith.

I go with Belichick switching to the Patriots, simply because I started looking at the effects. Parcells was going to remain in charge of hiring and firing for the Jets, and he had already decided on Pennington as quarterback. The Patriots would never have drafted Brady if Belichick hadn't pushed for him, so somewhere in Northern California there would be an insurance salesman or stock broker who earned a good living, was married with kids, and played good amateur golf, but who never had a chance to play in the NFL. Thus, Peyton Manning would have won at least one or two more Super Bowls. Kurt Warner would have won at least one more Super Bowl. Drew Bledsoe would have remained with the Patriots for several more years, so he wouldn't have been available when Parcells moved to Dallas. So, by 2004 Parcells would have been looking for a new quarterback, which could have led to Dallas grabbing Eli Manning, or Philip Rivers, Drew Bledsoe, or even Roethlisberger. Parcells might have found a temporary fill-in, and then gone for Alex Smith or Aaron Rogers the next year. (You could never tell what Parcells would do). But he wouldn't have hired Tony Romo, who would have gone to the only other team that was interested in him, the Denver Broncos. I can't even begin to list the various players, coaches and owners who were affected by Brady and Belichick being in New England together. Randy Moss would have remained with the Raiders, other players would have had better or worse careers, coaches might or might not have had NFL careers, and would have remained in colleges. So, while all those moves had shattering effects on players, coaches and cities, those few words scribbled on the napkin led to profound changes in many careers.

Andy Reid, Super Bowl champion coach for the Chiefs.

My late father wasn't really into football, but starting watching it in the years before he passed. I came over to his house and he was watching a football game on tv. He says, "That quarterback. He's pretty good." I looked at the tv, nodded. "Joe Montana? Yeah. He's been pretty good for the Niners." 😂😂😂

Mow my lawn while your out there 👀💀🔥

The Redskins have never gotten over Joe Gibbs retirement in 1992. He couldn’t even overcome it when he came back for 4 years

Watching this in 2023, right after Andy beat the eagles in the Super Bowl to get his second ring, pretty satisfying. Philly fans are the worst.

I've got a Top 10 idea: NFL Top 10 Monday Night Football Games Who else wants to see that?!?!

Where is Bobby Layne being traded by the Lions?

What about Sean Taylor? That is really sad and he was so young and was an amazing player

Melvin White & Thomas DeCoud still have nightmares about Steve Smith. We never had a chance that game but I loved seeing Smitty ball out

Why do you always ask comedians about the situations in these videos? Tf they know bout sports 😂

Steve Smith's leaving was Dave Gettleman's fault. Us Panthers fans didn't want him to go.

I think they can now add Brady leaving the Patriots. I'm still devastated

Thank You Eagles for Andy Reid! -Sincerely Chiefs Fans

Montana and Favre's departures were at the top of my list. Two of the biggest players at the QB position in NFL history. And the fact that both QBs started great team dynasties and rebirths made it even nore impactful when they were out

My parents still live on the street where the Colts used to play, and I actually used to work with Unitas’ granddaughter fresh out of high school.

grew up as a packer fan that favre departure was hell

I was born and raised in Dallas and became a huge Cowboys fan in the mid 70’s. Tom Landry wasn’t just our head coach, he was an icon in this city. A brilliant football mind for the game and tremendous character as a human being, Landry was bigger than life. The day that Jones fired Landry felt like someone you loved had just died. The city was in shock. Yes, the team was on its way down and the glory days under him were over, but you just don’t treat someone like Landry the way Jones’s did. It was time for a change, but not like that. Landry deserved a better exit.

Paul Brown getting Fired as Browns Head Coach by Art Modell after 1962', I feel should be on this list!!

Emmett smith going to cardinals? Derrick brooks being cut from the bucs? Dismantling of the bucs superbowl team..tony dungy?

I am a Panthers fan, Smith was my favorite player as a kid, I had no idea. I was so hurt when he was kicked out.

2:12 oh look at that tip by #81. What a beautiful play. He wasn't trying to catch that

Yeah, Jerry Jones really did Tom Landry wrong, but at least he got Jimmy Johnson and they won some Super Bowls and lived happily ever... wait... I hate being a Cowboys fan. #FireJerryJones

#2 and #1 are My Favorites on This List With Cleveland Leaving For Baltimore Then The Colts Leaving Baltimore in 1984!

Steve Smith was seriously our biggest lost it would’ve been nice to have him in our Super Bowl run. Our Gm was ruining that, glad to see Steve still do stuff for the Carolina team

I didn't realize Wess showed up in some of these! I'm glad we have some snippets of the mailman here and there.

I'm on a Bus right now, traveling back to Baltimore. And coming from the opposite direction I see a Mayflower van just as I get to number 1.

Also that number one, that is the problem with American sports. Teams should pay for their own stadiums, not use tax payer funds on a stadium. Absolutely ridiculous

I met Brett Farve when I was 6 years old in 1997. My parents took me to the packers training camp for my birthday and he signed a photo for me. Since that day, I've been a Packer fan ever since and that picture has been my most priced possession... Until 2009, when he signed with Minnesota. I felt betrayed, since the day I met him he was my hero. It was so bad that I destroyed that signed picture. I felt sick, so I was relieved when the Vikings lost the NFC championship game to the saints. I felt like the football gods were punishing Farve for leaving and to add insult to injury, Packers win the Super in his last season. I call that sweet revenge. I'm 28 now and I've gotten over it, I've forgiven his decision. I hate him for leaving but I can't hate him completely.

Andy Reid just beat the eagle's in the superbowl the freaking irony.

11:13- Walsh was forced out too. Ownership dismantled that team, then they did it again when Harbaugh was the coach.

26:43 i was about ready to hear brockhampton

I wish this show was still being made. Here would be my suggestions for NFL Top 10 episodes: Top 10 Offensive Tackles Top 10 Offensive Guards Top 10 Centers Top 10 Defensive Tackles Top 10 Defensive Ends Top 10 Hall of Fame Classes Top 10 Regular Season Games Top 10 Offensive Coordinators Top 10 Defensive Coordinators Top 10 Team Owners

On the bright side, Belichick had the least amount of losses of any Jets coach in franchise history, and finished his time as their head coach having just as many wins as losses. So there's that.

It should be the Baltimore colts and the Indianapolis ravens. The Browns never should’ve left Cleveland.

Robert Irsay is the shadiest guy in sports history

The Jets were sorry then and they're sorry in 2019

Congratulations to Andy Reid on winning a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs. 🏆🎊#SuperBowl2020 #HOFBound 💯

No Jimmy Johnson leaving Dallas, or Barry Sanders quitting Detroit?

30:42 don’t know about that there chief

Let's not all forget had it not been for Tom Landry we wouldn't have football on Thanksgiving day. He created that Tom Landry started football on Thanksgiving day.

From Kansas City, thank you Philly for chasing Andy our way!!

"Hey everybody it's Guy Fieri and we're rollin' out for another episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives!" But, seriously. What is he doing here? 😂It's the most random thing ever.

Hold up. How is T.O. here and Rice not? Rice could still play, as seen when he went to another Superbowl with the Raiders and had 2 of his best seasons and his last game as a 49er was the game that Owens broke the record for most catches in a game. It wasn't time for Jerry to leave. It was time to get A QB who could use Rice And Owens together instead of trying to use T.O. to make Garcia look good. How the greatest being to touch a football EVER didn't retire from the team that he did so much for is not on this list is blasphemy.

I have quite a few devastating departures to add to this list: * Bobby Layne being traded to the Steelers (this flushed the Detroit Lions' fortunes down the toilet) * The Cardinals moving to St. Louis, drawing the curtain on 40 years of the Bears-Cardinals rivalry in Chicago * Cleveland firing their namesake, founder, head coach and GM Paul Brown (who went on to found the Cincinnati Bengals six years later) * St. Louis losing two teams (the Cardinals moving to Phoenix, and the Rams moving back to LA) * The Houston Oilers moving to Nashville and becoming the Tennessee Titans (so far, the Texans have not filled that void) And I disqualify Bill Belichick's 24 hour stint as Jets head coach, given the franchise has been in the basement for years (and a mad Jets fan said that Bill made the right call).

Can't believe there is no mention of Bill Walsh leaving the Bengals after Paul Brown refused to promote him to head coach. The Bengals would have been a dynasty.

The Colts leaving Baltimore was so bad, Johnny Unitas cut ties with the team.

I liked Andy Reid but it was time for him to go and need a fresh face unfortunately gave us Chip Kelly for a little bit. 😒

There are 4 things:: 1) Joe Montana at KC beating SF led by Steve Young. 2) Tom Landry's firing by Jerry Jones 3) Bo Jackson breaking his hip 4) Brett Favre's retirement, then playing for the Vikings?

No. 5 being a browns fan, I loved seeing Chad and TO twice a year.

Terrell Owens was a contemporary of Randy Moss who had a similarly migratory career