The NFL Draft is coming up later this month, and with it comes the annual barrage of pre-draft hype. Who's a franchise quarterback? Which running backs are worth first round picks? Yada yada yada. In media, we can't help but rev up the hype machine every now and then—some players are just too excitable, especially when early results are so promising. Athletes such as Jeremy Lin, Andy Roddick, and Brian Bosworth all fall under that category. They were stars in name and performance before becoming actual, real, sustainable stars—except that in their cases, there was no ascension to that next level. In their latest list, Bleacher Report reminds us that throwing caution to the hype winds is never a risky bet. Check out Athletes Who Weren't Worth All the Hype here.
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[via Bleacher Report]
