Take Me Out Coach I'm Not Ready To Play: The 5 Most Fragile NFL Players

Some NFL players cannot stay healthy no matter what.

These are the men who always seem to miss games each year and are generally standing on the sideline when their teams need them most.

Call them fragile or bitten with bad luck, or perhaps both.

Here are five players who are seen on the football field less than others :



Paul Posluszny, Linebacker, Buffalo Bills



When the Bills scooped him up in the second round of the 2007 draft, many felt they stole the two-time Chuck Bednarik Award and one-time twinky Butkus Award winner.

Posluszny got hurt early in his rookie year and appeared in just three games.

He played all 16 in 2008, recording 87 tackles and 23 assists.

He matched those numbers the next year but played in just 12 games.

Now, after just one game in 2010, he has hurt his knee and might miss up to three games.





Donovan McNabb, Quarterback, Washington Redskins



In 11 years as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, McNabb did not last a full 16 games in seven seasons.

Now a member of the Washington Redskins, many pundits feel he wont make it all year once again.




Kris Jenkins, Nose Tackle, New York Jets



Jenkins spent the first seven years of his career with the Carolina Panthers and appeared in three Pro Bowls.

He played a total of five games in 2004 and 2005 because of injury but played all 16 games the next two years.

He signed with the Jets in 2008 and made the Pro Bowl after 16 games.

Since then, he has played only seven games because of injury.

His career may be more snake-bitten than fragile.





Shawn Andrews, Guard, New York Giants



Andrews career got off to a rough start after the Philadelphia Eagles made him a first round pick in 2004.

He was named a starter then proceeded to break his leg on opening day and miss the rest of the year as the Eagles went on to lose in the Super Bowl.

Andrews missed just one regular season game the next three years and was named to the Pro Bowl in two of them.

He did hurt his neck in a 2006 playoff game and was rushed to a hospital, where he was found to be fine.

Andrews missed 17 days of training camp in 2008 citing depression.

He came back for the start of the regular season but hurt his back in the second game and missed the rest of the year.

He then missed the entire 2009 regular season after hurting his back again in training camp. The Eagles then released him.

The New York Giants recently gave him a six-year contract worth $32.5 million to be a backup behind incumbent starter Rich Seubert.




Bob Sanders, Safety, Indianapolis Colts



Since the Indianapolis Colts drafted him in the second round of the 2004 draft, Sanders has never played a full season.

He played a career high 15 in 2007 and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press. He played 14 games in 2005.

Coincidentally, those are the only two years he made the Pro Bowl.

He has played a total of 19 games the other five years, including the current season.

Sanders injured his arm on opening day of 2010 and may miss another year because of injury.

 

donte "hamstring" stallworth

 

Hall of Famer - Fred Taylor.

 

McNabb threw three TDs on a broken ankle and appeared in 1 SB and 5 NFCC games....he doesn't belong on this list.

 

Polamalu?

 

Our top pick Harrell should be on this list

 

There are better options in the league than McNabb...

Steve Smith, Chad Pennington, Brian Urlacher, Marlin Jackson, Cadillac Williams...

 

How about Percy Harvin

 

Jeremy Shockey

 

Brokie Croyle

 

Remember Bennie Joppru?

That poor bastard missed his first three seasons in the NFL due to injuries and only played one game in his fourth year in 2006.

 

Chad Pennington (at least when he was on the Jets)

 

Antonio Bryant

 

Dont agree with McNabb either.

Brian Westbrook.

 

Kris Jenkins was the first name I thought of. Hurt his knee last year, out for the season. Hurt his knee this year, out for the season.

 

Maybe. I think if he goes out again this season, he would begin to be discussed on these lists.

yes, he should have been on the list instead of McNabb. dude's vag**a is hurt all the time.

 

:Loco:

Dude, you are starting to look pathetic with all of these 'DON'T SAY MEAN THINGS ABOUT MY MCNABB!' comments.

McNabb not fragile. Gimme a freaking break.

 

No more pathetic then your McNabb is the root of all evil bull crap. At least my posts are full of facts

 

Find a post where I have been wrong or lied about McNabb.

 

How about we talk about people who are hurt and not so much about who's right and wrong. McNabb isn't always hurt but he's not always healthy. But I believe the consensus opinion is he doesn't belong on this list. So let's keep it on topic eh?