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No pads? No problem for ex-Lion Jahvid Best, who retired with head injury

Former Detroit Lions first-round draft pick Jahvid Best hasn't played in the NFL since 2012, but he's still keeping busy.

The former running back, who retired from the NFL due to concussion issues, was last seen competing in the 100 meters for St. Lucia in the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

These days, however, he's back playing football, though he's not wearing pads.

Best is a running back for Team Godspeed in the American Flag Football League, which has been holding a $1 million "U.