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That time he didn't run hard enough.
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That time he didn't jump high enough.
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That time he didn't make the tough catch in traffic.
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That time he took a bone-wrenching shot to the thigh, went back in, caught a 22-yard pass on 4th-and-15 with less than a minute left ... but couldn't stop Matt Cassel from throwing an interception on the next play!
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That time he was on the injury report with a "neck/back" injury and played anyway ... but didn't score the three touchdowns the Chiefs needed to get back in the game!
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That time he spit something that didn't look like water after staying in to block and a Browns defensive lineman cracked several of his ribs. But he only had 70 yards before the injury!
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Those times he tried to make a play on the ball.
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Knowing what was coming.
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It was cool to question Bowe's effort back in 2009.
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But why do we keep doing it?
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