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Holy shit man. Don't blow a gasket. The vast majority of players waved in Sept don't get signed to active rosters. If he doesn't, he falls into the group where the vast majority of those stay with the teams they started with if that team wants them as part of their limited squad. You don't think that applies to him because he's fast. That hasn't been the history of the NFL but OK we disagree. Either way, getting paid by the NFL is not busting out especially for a 7th round pick. That's not even a disappointment. Anything you get from a 7th round pick is value added. Conveniently adding later that he'd be a bust for the Bears is some nice maneuvering. Whether you are a bust or not has to do with expectations, something that's extremely low for 7th round picks.
Here's a copy and paste reference to the term spelled out.
A draft bust occurs when a highly touted or highly selected draftee does not meet expectations. This can be for a variety of reasons, but the most often noted are injury or inability to perform at a professional level. A player is also regarded as a larger bust if more successful players are drafted after him or her. An example of a bust is in the 1998 NFL Draft. The San Diego Chargers selected promising quarterback Ryan Leaf with the second overall pick, after Peyton Manning. However, Leaf only managed to play two years with the Chargers and started only 18 games (and winning only 4 games) for them before being released.[6][7][8] In contrast, Manning had a standout career in which he set a number of passing records, led two Super Bowl-winning teams and become one of the most recognizable players in the NFL. Tony Mandarich and JaMarcus Russell, two other frequently cited draft busts, are examples of players whose statuses as busts are amplified by their placements in the draft. Mandarich was selected second overall in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, after future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Troy Aikman and ahead of future Hall of Famers Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas and Deion Sanders, as well as seven future Pro Bowlers. Russell was selected first overall in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, ahead of future superstars Calvin Johnson, Joe Thomas, Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis, Marshawn Lynch, and Darrelle Revis, among others. Leaf, Mandarich, and Russell were all cut after three seasons with their respective teams. Russell had multiple comeback attempts following his release, most notably with Chicago Bears in 2013. Mandarich retired in 1998 after three unremarkable seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Other frequently cited examples include Tim Couch and Akili Smith (both 1999), and Trent Richardson (2012).[9][10][11][12]
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