Top 10 WORST Big Name Free Agent Signings of All-Time! | NFL Films 

“Alvin Harper took the money and didn’t run, he got hurt immediately” has to be the best quote I’ve ever heard on NFL Films

21:45 The line "Only in cleveland could you have a pro bowl player come in, do nothing, and then leave and get a ring" hits so much harder now lmao OBJ vibes for dayyyys

I remember seeing Scott Mitchel throw for 3 consecutive touchdowns with 3 passes. Only problem, all 3 were interceptions run back for touchdowns.

“When you are in your late 20s, you can’t stay healthy.” Frank Gore: “Hold my beer.”

“I honestly feel like Dan Snyder’s heart is in the right place” *top ten moments before disaster*

The redskins are like that madden player who hasn’t played in like a decade and then hops into franchise and signs all the players who used to be good

They need to bring these shows back. I grew up watching these at 3am on nfl network 😂 good times

The things people don’t know or remember about Scott Mitchell are 1). He had a MONSTER year when Lions signed him in ‘95 2). There were no other free agent QBs available to sign. Detroit won a several team bidding war for Mitchell just because he filled in for Marino for 6 or 7 games and did....pretty okay.

What Jeff Garcia was ACTUALLY saying in games was what Bad Lip Reading would be pretending him to say.

Stop interrupting the cheerleaders for shots of Emmitt Smith... come on...

If this list were updated I’d hope Brock Osweiler was on it. He played half a season with the Broncos where their top defense and star wide receivers carried him to average stats and the texans somehow thought he deserved 72 million over 4 years

0:44 y’all freaked out for that moaning 😂😂😂

"Anyone to the Redskins"😂😂😂. As a lifelong fan of Washington, I feel this number 1 in the depths of my soul

"When the Jets saw Neal O'Donnell throw 2 of the worst interceptions any QB has every thrown they said, thats our guy! "

I remember Desmond Howard. He was a great return man with the Packers. Because he could work with how the Packers blocked at the time. Also, all he did there was return punts and kickoffs. He was not a starting receiver. He wasn't going to be a receiver until he learned the job. He left before that happened, and was a flop. I remember seeing him on a TV show complaining about only be a return specialist.

The worst thing about the Larry Brown and Alvin Harper deals is that it was part of the process that dismantled dominant Cowboy teams. And Oakland compounded their mistake while further tearing up Dallas by signing Russell Maryland in 96. Those players couldn't be the man for bad teams elsewhere but they certainly could have continued to be part of an exceptional team in Dallas if they had stayed.

When this list gets updated Leveon Bell to the Jets must be on the list hahaha.

Bruh what’s with the girl moaning at 0:45 lmao

You just made me remember something hilarious when I was younger around eight of my friends did a fantasy football league every year for almost a decade. I had one friend who kept bugging us to jump in for 3 or 4 years in a row but the only way he could was if one of the guys dropped out which finally happened after the fourth year. the thing was he loved video games but knew nothing about actual football or Sports in general the year was 2005 or 6 or something like that. all he knew was madden in 2000 & he knew it inside out. Of course he ends up getting the first pick in the draft and even today almost 20 years later I can close my eyes and see the entire moment vividly when we started the draft and he walked back into the room from the kitchen died his cigarette out looked at all of us and with a look of complete confidence as he banged his fist onto the table he said.... "I'll take DAVID BOSTON baby!" For the next five or six seconds there was complete silence in the room and aside from my friend shall we I don't think anybody smiled drop their call or move the muscles as he glanced around it all of us with a huge smile on his face thinking he had just made the pck which locked the championship down for him without a doubt. I could just be remembering you this long but I'm I was the one who finally broke the silence by making that noise you made when you feel your cheeks with air and blow them out before breaking into one of those fits that goes on so long it actually hurts. Everyone immediately followed prompting Joey to look at us all with complete shock and be interning red as he said what's wrong? he's the best receiver in the game? that's a good pick isn't it? I'm not going to go into David Boston details but I'm sure everyone understands that even in his heyday which had passed by this point he was maybe a 4th round pick it was just a hilarious moment and my friend dropped out after that first year so thanks for the donation Joey. Edit When I originally wrote this comment I had just started watching the video and had absolutely no idea that David Boston was on this list!!!! LMAO

0:00 Emmitt Smith goes to Arizona. 3:08 Scott Mitchell goes to Detroit. 6:36 Ahman Green goes to Houston. 9:16 Jeff Garcia goes to Cleveland. 12:30 David Boston signs with the Chargers. 15:07 Neil O'Donnell signs with the 1-15 NY Jets. 18:29 Cleveland signs Andre Bad Moon Rison. 21:59 Larry, and Desmond signs with the Raiders. 26:01 Alvin Harper to the Buccaneers. 29:23 Dan Snyder's botched Commanders signings.

Haynesworth: -This money isn’t gonna change me -Immediately changes

“Krissspy kremesss letsss get a boxsss” Jeff Garcia

Amazed that Brock Osweiler isn't on this list, that Texans deal- 4 yrs $72M with $37M guaranteed was insane then and now.

22:03 Raiders did it again by signing Malcolm Smith after he won SB MVP for Seattle. It was only a 2 year deal worth $7 mil but he did absolutely nothing for Oakland.

28:08 "Maybe not the biggest bust in Tampa" *focuses on cheerleader*

'In his first season with Arizona, Emmitt ran for 256 yards.' What about his second season with Arizona, when he ran for 927 yards in 2004?

I remember Neil O'Donnell signing with the Jets. What is forgotten is Neil O'Donnell was a decent quarterback in his second year after the Jets got Bill Parcells as their head coach. O'Donnell's first year with the Jets he had the worst head coach and his two receivers were both rookie; Number 1 overall pick Keyshawn Johnson and undrafted Wayne Chrebet.

Emmit Smith has 937 yds in his last season in the NFL with the Cardinals. That's not bad. They also picked up the edge late in his career. Really a RB is like a QB, only as good as the O-line

Cleveland Browns: We somehow turn pro bowlers and elite talent into horrible players. Washington Redskins: *Hold my beer.*

“It was like they signed the 1992 All-Pro Team, but it was 2000”

Smith in Arizona doesn’t belong on this list. He didn’t make a difference in wins but many players who were there during that time said he changed the culture there. He also instilled a TON of invaluable veteran knowledge to all stars we know today like Larry Fitzgerald.

It’s hard to ‘raise mediocre talent to another level’ when your laying on your back. I’m not a Jets fan but I felt bad for Neil O’Donnell that year. We would all count out loud until the first defensive player got a hand on him, rarely got past 3. The guy couldn’t even get his passing arm up before he was sacked. That offensive line let him get beat to death then they dared questioned his toughness. It was a QB slaughter no matter who the Jets O-line faced. The only one who took pleasure in O’Donnell’s o-line death squad-if they were trying to get him killed, they couldn’t have done more-was my husband…the life long, die hard, there’s only one team…you got it…Steeler’s fan. If you mention O’Donnell to this day, that man will go off in a tirade. He has never, will never, get over those two interceptions which were so bad with no Steeler in sight, my darlin’ insists O’Donnell was paid to throw the game. I’ve never heard him say that about another player in any sport. Ewwwww, a blast from the past…I feel a BAD MOON RISIN.

Krissssspy Kremessssssssss Let'sssss get a boxxxxxx

i’m gonna defend scott mitchell here he put up 37 points and still lost by 21 in that eagles game like goddamn give him a defense

When you see how many HOFers like Emmitt Smith have gone to another team at the end of their career to demonstrate that they have nothing left, it makes you respect guys like Barry Sanders for going out at the top of their game.

Smith's 2nd season with AZ was actually not as bad as this video depicts. By no means was Smith the same as he was back in Dallas, but he rushed for just under a thousand yards behind one of the worst ranked offensive lines in NFL history. I don't know if he really deserves to be on this list.

Was this episode made before Brock Osweiler was on the Texans?

"I think Dan Snyder's heart is in a good place." HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

As a Broncos Fan I feel this list will be rewritten if Wilson has a crappy season this year

Surely the Redskins should own this episode of the "Top 10" specials... sooooo many bad big name signings.

"when your in your late 20s you cant stay healthy" Frank Gore: observe

Albert Haynesworth is the epitome of “I got my money and don’t care anymore”.

Just know, neil o'donnell played well in 1997. He threw a career high 17 tds, and went 8-6 as a starter, leading the jets to their first winning season since 1988

I love Garcia 😂😂 Such a down to earth normal, weird dude.

Honestly, most of the bad highlights for Jeff Garcia was the ineptitude of the O-Line. Bad snaps and bad blocking.

Emmett smith's 2nd season with the cardinals was actually decent, they focus on 1 injury riddled season but he ran for just under 1000 yards and had 9 touchdowns in 15 games

“Wow, a 34 year old running back. Okay, that’s exactly what we need”

These needs update with russell wilson as #1

New #1: Antonio Brown to the Raiders

10. Emmitt Smith 0:00 9. Scott Mitchell 3:09 8. Ahman Green 6:37 7. Jeff Garcia 9:17 6. David Boston 12:30 5. Neil O'Donnell 15:07 4. Andre Rison 18:29 3. Raiders Super Bowl MVPs 22:00 2. Alvin Harper 26:01 1. Anyone to the Redskins 29:24

There's something funny with Jeff Garcia 🤣

to me one of the biggest free agent bonehead signings i can remember was when al davis gave d'angelo hall $70 million and $24 mil guaranteed for like 7 years. & dude couldn't cover in man on man defense and they traded him to washington after like 8 games. like bruh how do you go to the raiders knowing they play man defense and you can't cover in man on man? dude got exposed and burned quick.

Interesting at the 6:00 that guy says Scott Mitchell was the most valuable QB statistically in 1995. It is interesting because he went 32-12 TD-INT that year. Ten years later, Carson Palmer had the same numbers and led the league with TD passes and TD-INT ratio. And as the league has evolved, the passing gets better each year. So for Mitchell to have the same amount of success as the best QB statistically ten years later is quite remarkable.

16:44 Haha Dan Reeves muttering "he's a great guy" while shaking his head "no." How he wanted out of that conversation.

Jeff Garcia married a playboy playmate from Cleveland whil playing for the Browns. Jeff Garcia won at life

Only on #10, but hoping to see Elvis Grbac's move to the Ravens in 2001. What a miserable disappointment.

Arizona really has a eye for HBs at the end of their careers. Emmit Smith and Adrian Peterson

I remember when Garcia was here in Tampa ... he'd get hit like he was run over by a damn truck ... the other players were "oh boy ... he's hurt" and not only did he bounce back up .. .he was waiting for them to line up after those hits ... showed alot of heart to me

People leave out that that following year, smith rushed for 937 yards and 9 TDs.

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They really need to update some of these lists

Daniel Snyder on this list gee what a surprise

There’s a whole bunch of Scott Mitchells in NFL history: backups who played well when a HOFer went down and were mistaken for great starters.

The Atlanta Falcons signed Turk Schonert (RIP) to be their starter in 1986. If they paid him a nickel, that would have made him a worse signing than Scott Mitchell. By the end of preseason, he was third on the depth chart behind David Archer - who was injured before his career could really get underway, and is a truly admirable gentleman - and Scott Campbell.

9:50 Krispy Kreme's lets get a box 😬 Dude sounds brain dead from getting sacked so much.

"Cmon Lord, do the right thing" 😂😂

In regards to Emmitt Smith, you could have put any running back in their prime on the Cardinals that year, and they still would have had terrible seasons. It's hard to run the ball when you don't have any blocking in front of you

"Idk who the hell u think u are." "HUNH?" 😂😂😂😂

Scott Mitchell had an MVP-like season in 1995. He belongs more on the one season wonder list.

I feel like 10 million dollars was the highest paid money in the NFL back in old times. Right now it's like 50-100 million dollars.

32:52 WELL....that didn't age well.😂

As a Giants fan, I want to put Kenny Golladay on the list. $70 million + for a WR that has produced 0 TDs in two seasons. Dave Gettleman should be smacked across the face for that signing.

26:32 "I don't know who the hell you think you are." "huh?" LOL

27:17 Why does that guy sound like he's yawning and talking at the same time..?

How can you blame Mitchell for a 59-37 loss in a playoff. I guess he’s to blame for the other team scoring 58?

“I think there’s something fishy about Jeff Garcia anyway.” That made me burst out laughing.😂

The first thing I notice about Emmitt highlights in Arizona is all the defenders hitting him in the backfield.

1st person I thought of when I saw this list was Albert Haynesworth. Also, I loved me some Alvin Harper when he was here in Dallas. I think he was just better in the system we had him in here in Dallas.

I was watching this whole video as a skins fan scratching my head like “seriously we didn’t make this list” only to be in for a rude awakening at #1... now we are about to be the Washington commanders and I’m honestly trying to figure out if I should choose a new team to root for

How can you be a ref in the game your son is playing? That's insane.

$25 million dollars? Hopefully he can buy some gum now

I forgot how chaotic this show is

Emmitt Smith rushed for nearly 1000 yards and 10 touchdowns in his last year with the Cardinals while not even playing all 16 games...

Smith rushed for 937 yards and 9 TD's his last year though....

0:46 lmaooo

"has the most active off-switch" about Haynesworth may be the best description I've ever heard.

For #1, not all the players signed by Washington were bad. For example, Santana Moss as well as London Fletcher, DeAngelo Hall, and Clinton Portis were great signings

As a Ravens fan, Albert Haynesworth is by far my favorite Washington player of all time. He literally stole $40,000,000 from Dan Snyder and that’s hilarious. It’s still funny to this day.

People can say what they want about Jeff Garcia but he was the last Browns QB to win the home opener (2004)

Dudes at the end of their career looking to boost their retirement pay is 'worst ever?'. Good for them for finding suckers enough to pay out imo

If Barry had kept playing. ES would've never sniffed that record.

O'Donnell actually did pretty well after the Jets when he went to the Titans and became McNair's backup. Neil won several games for us when Steve was out. As for Haynesworth, I never understood what happened with him. He (mostly) played really well for the Titans. We won more games with him on the field than we did when he was on I.R.. Then he goes to Washington and turns into a huge bust. I never understood his thought process there. It was like he just suddenly shut down and gave up. Never made sense to me.

11:29 They say Doug Pedersons name in a MUCH different tone nowadays

Those cheerleaders bouncing was the best thing about this video

Kenny Golladay has entered the chat

Haynesworth is the only one on the list to me that actually just quit after he signed the $100 million dollar deal

@3:28 glad froggy from little rascals still constructively using his voice lmao

if they made this now you could add Brock Osweiller and Kenny Golladay

Brock Osweiler should have been #1

31:08 Jeff George falls on his ass...hilarious 😂😂🤣