Darren Drozdov
Many fans may not even recognize this name, but Darren Drozdov, who would later join World Wrestling Entertainment under the name Droz, was a member of the Broncos.
An undrafted defensive tackle out of Maryland in 1993, Drozdov is most remembered for a game on Monday Night Football where he actually vomited right on the ball before the center was able to snap it.
After his football career fizzled out, Drozdov made a career change, opting for the bright lights of professional wrestling. He debuted with WWE in 1998 and his ability to vomit on command was actually made a part of his on-screen character.
You can find video here of Drozdov meeting with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to show off his “special ability”.
But after a short in-ring career with the biggest wrestling company in the world, Drozdov’s life changed forever.
In October 1999, Drozdov competed at a show at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. He was wrestling D’Lo Brown that night and a maneuver that the two men tried to pull off went awry and Drozdov was dropped on his head.
Drozdov fractured two vertebrae in his neck and was left a quadriplegic. He has since gained minimal movement in his upper body and arms.
The incident remains one of the biggest in-ring tragedies in WWE history and footage of the match has never been made public.