Todd Marinovich’s Collapse Has Changed the Way NFL Teams Draft QBs

December 10, 2011   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

Todd Marinovich was groomed by his father Marv to become the perfect quarterback. It appeared as though he succeeded, as Todd was drafted 24th overall by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1991 NFL Draft. After that, however, everything fell apart.
The main culprit was drug addiction as Marinovich turned to a multitude of substances in order to combat what he viewed as a miserable life. Marinovich never had a real choice with regards to whether he wanted to be an NFL quarterback, as his father conditioned him to be one.
The rise and fall of Marinovich will be highlighted in an ESPN documentary entitled "The Marinovich Project," which will air on ESPN on Dec. 10 at 9 p.m. EDT. Whether the documentary makes mention of it or not, Marinovich may be solely responsible for the change in ways that teams evaluate and draft quarterbacks.
Marinovich's drug use was pretty well documented as he was known jokingly as "Marijuana-vich" in high school and also got into trouble at USC due to...

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