Rolando McClain
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A two-time first-team All-SEC selection and unanimous All-American in 2009, Rolando McClain became the first linebacker to win the Dick Butkus award (given to the best linebacker in the nation) since NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas.
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But after the Oakland Raiders selected him with the 8th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, McClain didn’t look anything like the same player he was at Alabama. He had just half a sack his rookie season, and after two more forgettable years, the Raiders parted ways with him. After brief stints in Baltimore and Dallas, McClain retired from the NFL in 2016.
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