NFL Draft: 10 biggest quarterback busts of all-time

Apr 28, 2007 - New York, NY, USA - The NFL Draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. JaMarcus Russell was selected by the Raiders with the no. 1 overall pick. Calvin Johnson went to the Lions with the second pick. Gaines Adams went to the Buccaneers with the 4th pick. Adrian Peterson went to the Vikings with the 7th pick. Brady Quinn went to the Browns with the 22nd pick. PICTURED: JAMARCUS RUSSELL. (Photo by John Dunn/Sporting News via Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK – APRIL 29: Former USC quarterback Matt Leinart with his family after being selected 10th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2006 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 29, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

First Team All-American, national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, the list goes on for Matt Leinart, one of the most successful USC quarterbacks of all time.

While he wasn’t the first quarterback taken in the 2006 NFL Draft (Vince Young), he was supposed to be the next quarterback of the future for the Arizona Cardinals, signing a six-year, $51 million contract.

Not quite happy with Kurt Warner leading the offense, the Arizona Cardinals named Matt Leinart as the starting quarterback for week four of his rookie season. He lost the first six games of his career with the Cardinals, four more games than his three-year career as a starter at USC.

He would go on to win four of the next six games of the season and would hold onto the starting role heading into his second season, opening the season with a 3-2 record. He suffered a left collarbone fraction which could have been the beginning of the end of Leinart’s career.

He then served as a backup in Arizona after that, only to be released in 2010 in the preseason. From there, he went on to serve as a backup in Houston, Oakland and Buffalo, only playing one game through the final four years of his career.

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