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Alabama Football Players That Made Their Names In The NCAA But Couldn’t Cut It In The NFL

March 13, 2019 by SportsDrop Leave a Comment

Reggie Ragland

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An absolute “thumper” of a linebacker, Reggie Ragland was a throwback to days of hulking inside linebackers like Dick Butkus. At 6’1 and 247lbs, he punished any poor soul whom he got his hands on, becoming the third Alabama player to earn unanimous All-American notice, joining Cornelius Bennett and Derrick Thomas.

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But questions about whether he was too big (and thus too slow) pushed him to the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and after being drafted by the Buffalo Bills, Ragland tore his ACL and missed all of his rookie season. Before he ever played an NFL game, the Bills traded him to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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