Where Are They Now?

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

On the subject of Ryan Leaf, he actually was going to attempt an NFL comeback 2 years ago. He had a handful of teams that were interested in him because of his raw physical talent and apparantley his arm strength was still there. I remember one team specifically being the Green Bay Packers. As recent as last September, you'd still hear his name out there about attempting his comeback but I assume his recent battle with illness has probably ended his comeback. He had a brain tumor or something along those lines.

I think he could be a backup. There are guys out there worse than him. And plus he is mature now, which is what he didn't have the last time he was in the NFL..

Ryan Leaf pleaded guilty to seven or eight counts of possession/use of controlled substances and at least one count of delivering a controlled substance. He is on 10-years probation for that. As I recall, that happened in 2009 so he still has 8 years of probation to go.

In addition, he had a benign brain tumor that required surgical excision earlier this year.

"Arm strength" is probably not enough to get him onto an NFL roster these days when you consider that there is his prior poor performance, his drug convictions and a brain tumor on the other side of the ledger...