NFL Teams That Will Never Live Down Their Embarrassing Mistakes

The Bengals Bungle the 2008 Draft

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The Cincinnati Bengals had a chance to make a huge defensive splash in the 2008 NFL Draft. They had a top 10 pick and were a hot betting choice to bounce back and make the playoffs. With their first pick, they selected middle linebacker Keith Rivers. Never heard of him? Not surprising, he barely lasted three seasons in the NFL and recorded a miserable 120 career tackles. One pick after them, the Patriots selected middle linebacker Jerod Mayo. All Mayo did was win defensive rookie of the year and make multiple Pro-Bowls. Oops…

At least they didn’t draft Johnny Manziel!