Rashan Gary has heard it all through two and a half years in the NFL.
Bust. Reach. Overrated. Overhyped.
When you are the 12th overall pick in the draft, a set of expectations are immediately placed on you by fans and media alike. You’re expected to contribute immediately and while you’re not quite in that elite “top 10 pick” group, you are close enough that many fans feel you should be showing up positively on the box score each week.
Early on for Gary, that wasn’t the case, but that was fine with the Green Bay Packers even if it drove some of their passionate fans into a tizzy for the next two years.