#4: Bo Jackson refusing Tampa Bay
Bo Jackson was selected No. 1 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1986, but this was not a normal top-pick celebration. Jackson believed a Buccaneers-arranged visit had harmed his NCAA baseball eligibility at Auburn, and he refused to play for Tampa Bay. Instead of reporting, he chose baseball and signed with the Kansas City Royals. That standoff still feels unusual because Jackson was not bluffing from a weak position.
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