Matt Flynn
Two years after the Seahawks handed Matt Flynn a three-year, $26 million contract, they won the Super Bowl. The sad irony? By that point, Flynn wasn’t even on the team. After capitalizing on garbage time stats as Aaron Rodgers’ replacement in Week 17 of the 2011 season, the Seahawks signed Flynn to be their next starting quarterback, giving him a three-year, $20.5 million deal.
But during that same 2012 off-season, the Seahawks happened to draft some guy named Russell Wilson. Ever heard of him? Wilson outperformed Flynn in training camp, forcing head coach Pete Carroll to name Wilson the starting quarterback. Wilson did not disappoint and Flynn never started a game for the Seahawks. He was eventually traded to the Oakland Raiders for a 5th-round draft pick.