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CARLTON HASELRIG WON

Found May 17, 2009 on Mondesi's House:
PLAYERS: Alan Faneca,  Josh Hamilton
TEAMS: New York Jets

Carlton Haselrig's certainly had an interesting life. The six-time NCAA Wrestling champion from Johnstown was drafted by the Steelers at the urging of Myron Cope in the 12th round of the 1989 draft despite never playing football in college. By 1992, he was named to the Pro Bowl, and was so talented that in a 2008 article, Ed Bouchette said that Haselrig is "still considered by many as the second-best guard behind Alan Faneca in Steelers history".So what happened? Like a number of other talented individuals, Haselrig had his demons. He went AWOL from the Steelers several times and battled with drugs and alcohol, leading to his eventual release. In 1995, he landed with the New York Jets, but that was short-lived, due to a one-year suspension as a result of Haselrig violating the league's substance abuse policy. He never played in the NFL again after that. In fact, former Steeler executive Tom Donahoe once told Haselrig, "You're going to wind up dead".Ha...
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