Sometimes, an NFL player becomes popular simply because he’s good. He bulls through the line to pick up tough yards, or dances through the secondary for long gains. He passes for touchdowns, sacks the quarterback, or makes the big special teams play to turn the tide of a game.
But sometimes... a player becomes popular almost solely on his potential — especially when he enters the league as an undrafted free agent. After all... people love a rags-to-riches story. Could there be a better one than an unheralded player who becomes a star?
For Kansas City Chiefs fans, such a player is Charcandrick West, who was released Wednesday after four seasons with the team.