Javid Best worth a deep flyer stash? (1 Viewer)

[Joe Summer]

Also makes me wonder about guys like RG3 and DHB who have been knocked out of games this year.

Some guys like Boldin have recovered from brutal hits with no apparent side effects, but Best is proof that it can start a chain reaction that ends a career.

good post.

Remember that Best had concussion issues long before the NFL unlike the guys you've referenced.

Could be wrong, but I think he only had the one really bad one against Oregon State before he entered the NFL.

He also got a concussion against Arizona State just a week before the OSU concussion. Cal had tried to downplay it as a "mild concussion", but it was serious enough that Best missed 2 full days of practice and was still experiencing headaches the night before the OSU game.He never should have played against OSU. He was cleared by Cal doctors at the time but I don't think he would have passed the modern NFL neurological tests.

The OSU hit was brutal.

And it wasn't even the "hit" that caused the concussion -- it was the landing.

 

[Warpig]

I'm gonna go ahead and stick my fork in him. He's done. Almost 2 years of no football because he can't get cleared from a concussion he suffered fairly early in the 2011 season? Dudes brains will end up being like that of a prize fighter from back in the day. Hope he has something to fall back on.

 

[CalBear]

Larry Beil is reporting that Best will not be cleared to return to the NFL.http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2013/1/25/3915924/jahvid-bests-nfl-career-overThanks for the memories, Jahvid; you deserved a better shot. Now come back and finish your degree.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Ladies and gentleman the poster child for the NFL's pending lawsuits.

 

[cstu]

Larry Beil is reporting that Best will not be cleared to return to the NFL.http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2013/1/25/3915924/jahvid-bests-nfl-career-overThanks for the memories, Jahvid; you deserved a better shot. Now come back and finish your degree.

How about Canada?

 

[butcher boy]

That's a shame. It's also bad because Best was one of those guys someone would always draft relatively early despite there being little chance he would contribute much. Now there's one less guy like this for the guppies to jump on.

 

[Sinrman]

Yeah, it's unfortunate what happened to him. But he's exactly the concern a lot of teams have with these smaller, faster RBs. Some pan out, like Sproles, but then you have this...

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Yeah, it's unfortunate what happened to him. But he's exactly the concern a lot of teams have with these smaller, faster RBs. Some pan out, like Sproles, but then you have this...

It wasn't necessarily his size. He came into the league with big concussion issues. If he was in the draft this offseason, with the raised concussion awareness, and teams had the exact same medical information they had back then, he'd fall to the 4th, at least.

 

[5Rings]

I was reading on the Lions board that DET wanted to keep Best on the roster for 3 years so he could get NFL benefits

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Jahvid Best (concussions) reportedly isn't even taking neurological tests anymore.
Best's NFL career is essentially over. The Lions are keeping him on the roster as a good-faith gesture toward an employee who was injured on the job. Best continues to accrue time in the NFL's pension program even though he hasn't played since Week 6 of the 2011 season.


Source: Detroit Free Press

 

[MAC_32]

 

[Eminence]

Once this lemon officially retires, I'll get his salary off my books in dynasty.

 

[Late225]

If you're dropping Best, might as well use that roster spot to take a shot on Austin Collie.

Possibly related, didn't it take Sidney Crosby two full years to recover from his concussion issues? (I don't recall, but I remember it was a huge issue for him)

 

[Shawn]

That's a shame.

It's also bad because Best was one of those guys someone would always draft relatively early despite there being little chance he would contribute much. Now there's one less guy like this for the guppies to jump on.

I always loved hearing someone pick Best early. I do agree though, it's too bad that his career had to end like this (barring a miracle)

 

[msommer]

Once this lemon officially retires, I'll get his salary off my books in dynasty.

Pity his continued existence after his football years is a hindrance for your dynasty team. The nerve of some people...

 

[Faust]

Jahvid Best released by Detroit Lions after three years

By Gregg Rosenthal

Around The League Editor

The Detroit Lions released running back Jahvid Best on Wednesday, ending a sad three year run for the team's first round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Best missed ten games in 2011 due to a serious concussion, and then missed all of last season due to post-concussion problems. In many ways, Best became a living example of the NFL's evolving stance on concussions and concussion testing.

"Jahvid is as fine a person and professional as I have ever worked with,â Lions Executive Vice-President of Football Operations and General Manager Martin Mayhew said in a statement. "He was the consummate teammate and always did everything asked of him."

Best doesn't acknowledge the end of his NFL career, but that is the direction things are pointing. NFL is over.

"My time as a member of the Lions was a very special time in my life. My teammates, the members of the organization, the Lions fans and the people of Detroit will hold a special place in my heart. I'll always be a Lion," Best said.

Best joins Billy Simms, Bo Jackson, Greg Cook, and Robert Edwards as former NFL players whose careers were cut short far too soon. Best totaled 1,042 yards from scrimmage with 58 catches and six touchdowns as a rookie.