19. Larry Brown, Oakland Raiders (1996):
Brown straight cashed in on the overbearing hype of his Super Bowl MVP-winning performance in the 1995 season. His Dallas Cowboys squad was loaded with future Hall of Famers, but Brown earned the Super Bowl XXX MVP distinction by intercepting Steelers QB Neil O’ Donnell twice in the pivotal match.
The timing was right, as he was a free agent. He signed a five-year, $12 million contract including $3.5 million guaranteed with Oakland. Those numbers don’t sound huge by any means now, but were solid back in 1996. Regardless, Brown failed to reward his new team for the pay, playing only 12 games and intercepting only a single pass in two years with Oakland – one less than the Super Bowl performance that earned him that fateful contract. Brown was ultimately demoted and even suspended for conduct issues in Oakland. He was later released by the Raiders, moving on to short stints with the Vikings and Dallas again before retiring.
