A foot injury in the playoffs in the 2021 season cost Larry Ogunjobi a deal worth over $10 million per season. The defensive lineman agreed in principle early in free agency to sign with the Chicago Bears, only for them to rescind their offer after failing him on his physical.
He ended up signing a one-year, $8 million contract months later with the Pittsburgh Steelers. They were willing to sign him, in spite of the fact that he was still recovering from a foot injury, following Stephon Tuitt’s retirement.
You can say overall that it worked out, but Ogunjobi still played through a series of injuries throughout the year that surely served some limiting role on his effectiveness.