Albert Haynesworth and the 25 Worst Contracts in NFL History | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Signing a running back to a big contract is risky business, since he can be dominant for a couple years, then be washed up and out of the league a couple years later. That's why the Arizona Cardinals opened their wallets for a guy with five 1,000-yard rushing seasons in Edgerrin James.

A four-year, $30 million deal sounded good, and he played fairly well the first two years while breaking 1,000 yards, but his yards per carry did not come close to what they were in Indianapolis. In the third year of the deal, James lost his starting job to Tim Hightower, and quietly ended his career in Seattle.