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Georgia Football: Top 5 players whose careers were spoiled by injuries

By Kyle Funderburk

Oct 10, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) sits on the sideline after being injured during the first half against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb (27) sits on the sideline after being injured during the first half against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 31, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis gestures after greeting teammates during team arrivals at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in preparation of Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis gestures after greeting teammates during team arrivals at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in preparation of Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Terrell Davis

If there’s any running back that Georgia fans didn’t get enough of, it’s Terrell Davis. That’s even more apparent now than it was when Davis played at Georgia since he was joined the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Davis’s time in Athens was marred by hamstring injuries that eventually led to a hamstring tear in 1994.

After transferring from Long Beach State, he spent 1992 as Garrison Hearst’s backup. he became the no. 1 running back in 1993 and that’s where the hamstring injuries began. But despite that, Davis had 824 yards in just six starts. The year of his hamstring tear, Davis rushed for 445 yards but he did add 330 receiving yards.

Davis always believed that his hamstring issues were mishandled at Georgia. Head coach Ray Goff said that his playing time decisions were based on team trainers and doctors. But Davis does believe that those issues helped him in the long run.

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Had Davis put together a legendary college career, he may have gone to a bottom feeding NFL team. Instead, he went to the Denver Broncos where he turned out to be the missing piece of their Super Bowl puzzle.

But as far as those two years at Georgia are concerned, fans have every right to wonder what could have been if his hamstring issues had been handled properly.

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