NFL Teams That Will Never Live Down Their Embarrassing Mistakes

Football 2/14/18

The Butt Fumble

Mark Sanchez is sad directly after the butt fumble

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After making there straight appearances the AFC Championship Game, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez ruined his career thanks to a fateful play on Thanksgiving in 2012. Trailing the Patriots 14-0 near halftime, Sanchez dropped back for a pass, then decided to run with the ball. The only problem was he ran straight into the rear end of one of his offensive lineman! The Patriots recovered the “butt fumble” and returned it for a touchdown. They also ended up beating the Jets 49-19 in a game that ruined a number of reputations, including head coach Rex Ryan’s, whose off-field antics weren’t seen as quirky anymore. Ryan became a career analyst for ESPN. Sanchez is currently a backup quarterback in Chicago, trying desperately to teach Mitchell Trubisky how not to play quarterback.