9. Jeff Garcia, Cleveland Browns (2004):
California-born Garcia had some truly great years for San Francisco early in his NFL run, including his magic 2000 and 2001 seasons where he passed for 7,816 yards with 63 combined touchdowns and another nine scores rushing.
His numbers took a dive in 2003 but the Browns (it was the Browns) decided to pay him $25 million over four years to be their quarterback. It didn’t pay off. Garcia lost seven of his only 10 games with them, passing for a paltry 1,731 yards with 10 touchdowns and nine picks. He moved on to Detroit the next year and played for Philadelphia and Tampa Bay to end his career. He could never find the early-career success he had for the ‘Niners, however.
