Former Lions quarterback Joey Harrington, in a first-person story for Sports Illustrated, wrote that he lost all confidence in his ability in Detroit and that by the time he left the team he was "a shell of the player" he once was.
Harrington was drafted third overall in 2002 after an outstanding career at Oregon; he was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2001 and a first-team All-American.
But he had little success with the Lions from 2002-05, racking up double-digit interceptions each season. The Lions won three games in 2002, five in 2003, six in 2004 and five in 2005.