Cecil Shorts, wide receiver
Overall, Shorts’ career in the NFL has been quite unfortunate. Throughout six seasons, the 29-year-old wideout has never played in all 16 games in any given year.
The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Shorts in the fourth round of the 2011 draft. His most productive season to date came back to 2012 when he tallied 979 yards and seven touchdowns as a Jag.
His next stop after playing in Jacksonville from 2011-14 was the Houston Texans. There he was featured in 11 games and caught 56 percent of his targets for an uninspiring total of 484 yards and two touchdowns.
Lastly, Shorts spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016. He started in five games, playing in nine total. During this stretch Shorts caught 11-of-27 targets for 152 yards and zero touchdowns.
His time with Tampa Bay ended abruptly after Shorts suffered a ghastly knee injury.
Cecil Shorts tore his ACL, MCL, PCL, and dislocated his knee. Said he still plans on coming back when he recovers from the injuries. #Bucs
— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) December 5, 2016
Despite the injury, Shorts wants to return to the game. The seven-year wideout was not that productive when healthy, so a comeback after such a dreadful injury could be a recipe for disaster.