No matter how many things work in your favor over the course of time, not everything is going to play out the way that you intend. Trai Turner is a physically gifted, accomplished, and wealthy man, but he recognizes that his recent history has put him at a disadvantage, which resulted in him being released, in the first place, and later settling four a one-year, $3 million deal.
A five-time Pro Bowler over the course of his first seven seasons, the first six with the Carolina Panthers, Turner has had a bit of an injury history over the course of his career, liable to miss a few games a season, but he missed a lot of time last season with a groin injury.