Concussions
ended his
promising NFL
career, so he
became an
Olympian instead
In just the second game of his
NFL career, Jahvid Best ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught nine passes for 154 yards and a**ther touchdown. Through two career games as a pro, Best had scored an incredible five touchdowns.*
You could see it all laid out in front of the Detroit Lions rookie back then, in September 2010: Several seasons of NFL stardom, propelled by the breakaway speed that made him a college star and first-round draft pick.*
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"My expectations are high, so whatever they need me to do, I feel like I should go out there and perform," Best told
MLive.com at the time. "I feel like **body should (catch me in the open field). If somebody gets me, it's my fault."
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