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Personally, I don't consider him a bust since he was so injury-prone, but he's still going to get that label...
Personally, I don't consider him a bust since he was so injury-prone, but he's still going to get that label...
On Sept. 2, Dee Milliner posted a photo of himself on his Twitter account. He's smiling with his arms stretched out and his legs open with the New York skyline in the background.
The caption below reads: "What a time to be alive."
The image suggests Milliner was ready to conquer the world. Instead, he would soon be being gobbled up by it.
The following day the former Alabama cornerback was waived by the Jets and later that month was cut -- marking the end of a disappointing pro career that began to crash shortly after it was launched in 2013 when the Jets drafted Milliner with the ninth overall pick in the NFL Draft.
"Why didn't Dee Milliner make it?" Jeff Weeks, the former Jets defensive assistant, sighed. "There are a lot of factors in that deal."