Hype has a funny way of coming back and biting you in the butt. This brings us to the next contestant in our countdown of the Seattle Seahawks biggest draft busts.

3. Brian Bosworth LB Oklahoma- 1987 supplemental draft

Bosworth was a larger than life figure who was known in college as much for his off the field antics as he was for his stellar play. Winner of the first two Butkus awards, “The Boz” was a monster at Oklahoma finishing with 413 tackles over three years and a National Championship.

Then came a failed drug test and ultimate dismissal from the team.

Bosworth opted to apply for the supplemental draft in an effort to avoid being drafted by a bad team. He wrote letters to NFL franchises claiming he would only play for the Raiders.

The Seahawks won the supplemental lottery and eventually convinced him to sign what was, at the time, the largest rookie contract ever (10 years, $11million). The move cost Seattle its first round pick in the 1998 draft.

Bosworth’s Seahawks and NFL career spanned all of three years and only 24 games, he retired in 1989 due to shoulder issues. His play, while far from poor, was nowhere near the hype that preceded him.

The hype machine, very brief career, and Bo Jackson all add up to the third biggest bust in Seahawks history.

I still love the guy and you should too.