KANSAS CITY, Mo. – He doesn’t hear the word directed at him so much now that he’s among the NFL leaders in sacks, of course. But linebacker Dee Ford, the first-round draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2014, still gets irritated at the mere memory of being called a bust for most of his first two professional seasons.
“It sucked to have to listen to that for two years,’’ said Ford, who is tied for fifth in the league with seven sacks. “We’re in an unfair business so when you don’t have production right away, you suck.