a piece of meat - a hockey player who's ignored by his teammate and used to dr

a hockey player who's ignored by his teammate and used to draw the attention of the other team

He was a piece of meat in the game. His teammate ignored him and got tackled.

That guy was a piece of meat. He stood there like he was waiting for a compliment.

My brother plays hockey. He’s a piece of meat and he’s still not getting any respect.