These guys did it all ? from partying too much, to abusing addictive substances, to some of the most heinous criminal acts you can possibly imagine. Without further delay, here are the 15 biggest jerks in recent NFL history.
Rae Carruth
It takes a special type of jerk to ?make? a child, and then have nothing to do with it. If you?re not interested in having children with a woman, then you should take precautionary measures BEFORE you impregnate her. Clearly, Rae Carruth had no interest in that, and chose to deal with the aftermath in the worst way possible. When he discovered that a woman named Cherica Adams ? who Carruth was dating ? had become pregnant, he blocked her car with his car, while another man, whom he paid, shot at her. It was later discovered that Carruth paid the hitman because Adams refused to have an abortion.
Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy suspended by the NFL
You?d think that someone who was under the spotlight for hitting his girlfriend and threatening to kill her, especially in a time where the NFL was increasingly conscious of domestic violence issues, would show some remorse for his actions. But not Greg Hardy. After the Cowboys, yet again, signed another player with legal issues, Hardy totally dismissed the idea that he had anything to learn from his past legal issues.
Then, he went on to make inappropriate comments about Tom Brady?s wife, when the Cowboys were set to play the Patriots. That?s not even mentioning the altercation with a coach on the sideline, or the fact he showed up to meetings whenever he wanted. The Cowboys had enough of Hardy?s act after only one year, and he?s presently out of the NFL.
The unborn baby was able to survive the brutal attack, but Adams wasn?t as lucky. She slipped into a coma after the shooting, and died a month later. Carruth fled after Adams? death, but was quickly captured in Tennessee, found hiding in the trunk of a car outside a motel. At trial, Carruth was found guilty and sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison.
Darren Sharper
It?s one thing when you commit a disgusting act once or maybe twice. But a serial rapist? ?Jerk? doesn?t even begin to describe what vile human being you are. In August of 2016, Darren Sharper pleaded guilty or no contest to drugging and raping, or trying to rape, nine women in at least four cities (New Orleans, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Tempe, Arizona) between Aug. 31, 2013, and his arrest in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 2014.
And then, he had the audacity to say about himself: ?I am not a monster. I am not.? If he doesn?t think he?s a ?monster,? we hope he realizes he?s at least a disgusting jerk. He?ll have plenty of time to search the dictionary for a better word to describe himself, while he serves 18 years in federal prison.
Michael Vick
People who abuse defenseless animals garner a special type of hate from the public (rightfully so). And then, when you lie about such allegations, only for people to find out that you were involved with murdering dogs first-hand? If that doesn?t scream ?jerk,? I don?t know what does. When whispers were coming out that Vick was hanging out with highly suspicious individuals, Falcons owner Arthur Blank questioned Vick about it, with Vick lying and denying such associates.
Later on, he pretended to only have vague knowledge of ?Bad Newz Kennels,? the unlawful interstate dog fighting venture that he both financed and participated in. Then, he finally fessed up to hanging or drowning as many as eight dogs with his own hands. How is already out of jail, with that type of rap sheet?
Michael Irvin
Michael Irvin was a legendary competitor on the football field, but enjoyed the hard-partying ways that defined the Cowboys dynasty in the 1990?s. He?s been arrested multiple times on charges that involved him being under the influence of drugs. Two such incidents include being arrested for cocaine possession, where he was found ?lying on the floor covered in cocaine with multiple dancers performing sexual acts upon him.?
Later on, there were reports that Irvin was under the influence of cocaine when he allegedly ?sexually assaulted a Dallas Cheerleader, Nina Shahravan, and, with a gun to her head, videotaped the interaction.? Mind you, all of these sexual allegations took place while he was married to his wife, Sandy Harrell, who was one of the most beloved women among Irvin?s Cowboys teammates.
Aaron Hernandez
Hernandez wasn?t just a jerk; he was a straight-up thug. How do you get arrested for first-degree murder, in addition to five gun-related charges, and then eventually have your name come up in connection with several other murders?
If the fact that he was a highly unsavory character weren?t obvious enough, he had them tattooed on his neck; he has the words ?Lifetime Loyalty? over a five-pointed star, a commonly identified symbol of the notorious bloods gang. Hernandez was later found guilty of all charges, and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Johnny Manziel
Where you do start with Manziel, the party-boy jerk everyone loves to hate? He missed professional commitments because of hangovers. He brought scrutiny to his university for getting improper paid benefits, and then taunted opponents with a hand gesture referencing getting paid. He drank himself out of the NFL. And to top it all off, he was brought up on domestic violence charges after an altercation with his (then) girlfriend, where he reportedly struck her so hard that he ruptured her eardrum.
Breaking rules, alcoholism, and domestic violence? It?s like a jerk trifecta. P.S. It?s bad enough to get arrested in the first place, but it?s never a good sign when you?re not wearing a shirt in your mugshot at the police station?
O.J. Simpson
Orenthal James Simpson went from being called a ?hero? by so many people to being called a ?jerk? by so many more people. We?ll simply overlook the fact that he showed little interest in being a leader in the black community once he became rich and famous, turning his back on the people and places that he grew up in.
It was his continued verbal and physical abuse of his ex-wife Nicole Brown, both while they were married and even after they were divorced, that was beyond cruel. The police were called multiple times after physical altercations where Simpson struck Brown, only for Simpson to ?play the celebrity card? and get himself out of legal trouble. Needless to say, we know how things turned out for Simpson and Brown.
Adam ?Pacman? Jones
Who walks into a strip club and assaults one of the dancers after you give her money? Apparently, a jerk like Adam Jones does. During the festivities in Las Vegas for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, Jones showered the stage at Minxx, a Vegas strip club, and then grabbed the hair of a dancer and slammed her head on the stage when she tried to pick up some of that money.
To make matters worse: one of Jones associates from that evening allegedly shot and paralyzed an employee of Mix, and Jones refused to acknowledge this fact. To his credit, Jones has since cleaned up his act, and even gives speeches to young NFL players about handling fame and being responsible for your actions.
Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Taylor simply can?t stay away from trouble. It takes a certain type of jerk to continue to do the wrong thing over and over. Taylor abused alcohol and drugs throughout his playing days. Even when he gave up drugs during the latter part of his career, to ensure he wouldn?t get suspended from football, he dreamed of being able to do drugs when his playing days ended.
He was arrested twice in his post-playing days, in search of cocaine. In recent years, it seemed like Taylor made amends with his past, but his bad behaviors started emerging again. In 2010, he was charged with felony third-degree statutory rape, for allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with a 16 year old girl, after paying her to do so.
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp?s love of trash-talking went too far, to the point where he just became a colossal jerk. After a controversial hit on Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Chad Clifton, he screamed at Packers head coach Mike Sherman and challenged him to a fight.
He called the NFL ?a slave system? after being fined for bumping into a referee. He later got into another verbal altercation with referees in 2007, when he played with the Oakland Raiders. After his playing days were over, things went even further downhill for him. In February of 2015, he was arrested on charges of assault, and suspicion of soliciting a prostitute.
Adrian Peterson
There are a lot of parents who need to do a better job disciplining their children, but none of them should undertake that the way Adrian Peterson decided to. Peterson was arrested after police investigated claims that he had abused his son while disciplining him with a ?switch,? or a small tree branch. Peterson then stated that he didn?t see much wrong with it, and such discipline is normal in certain parts of the American culture. Clearly, child abuse is right in the wheelhouse of Peterson and other jerks belonging to such a ?culture.?
Peyton Manning
I don?t blame you if your first reaction to seeing Peyton Manning?s name on this list was to immediately call me an idiot and talk about all the great things he?s done for others. But hear me out? While there?s no denying Manning has been incredibly generous throughout his career, you cannot simply disregard the story of how he (allegedly) sexually assaulted an athletic trainer at Tennessee. According to sworn testimony, Peyton Manning ?forcefully maneuvered his naked testicles and rectum directly? onto the face of Dr. Jamie Naughright, the University of Tennessee?s director of health, and then ?smirked? and ?laughed? about it.
Naughright also claims that Manning would harass her around campus after the incident in the locker room. At the time, Manning (19) was the star quarterback for the Volunteers, and Naughright (27) was examining Manning for a potential foot injury. Manning initially denied the incident, but later acknowledged that a possibly ?crude? but ?harmless? event occurred. Manning may have done great things during the rest of his career, but if he actually did what he?s accused of? there?s no denying that makes him a pretty big jerk. With that said, please keep in mind, not all jerks are created equally. Even if these accusations are true, many people will believe Manning should not be judged in the same way as some of the other bad actors on this list.
Ryan Leaf
Ryan Leaf is the type of jerk who strolls through life believing that he?s above any type of coaching or criticism. Before he ever played an NFL game, he blew off the final day of the mandatory NFL rookie symposium, because he clearly didn?t need to hear anything they had to say. After a miserable performance during his rookie year, which led to his infamous ?Knock it off!? outburst at San Diego Union Tribune reporter Jay Posner, he half-heartedly read a written apology, and made a snarky comment after the apology, which clearly proved he had zero remorse for his actions.
If that wasn?t enough, he disdainfully threw the note the apology was written on, like it was a piece of trash he had no interest in. Of course, this is the same guy who preferred spending time hanging out by himself on the golf course while the team?s quarterbacks would gather to watch film, even though his employer was paying him to be the leader of their franchise. After his embarrassing NFL career, Leaf has struggled to stay out of trouble, racking up at least 5 separate arrests for drugs and burglary.
Terrell Owens
Terrell Owens might have been one of the most dominant wide receivers in recent memory, but he was an absolute cancer to the careers of a couple of the quarterbacks he played with. For whatever reason, Owens had it out for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia, once insinuating that Garcia was a homosexual (even though Garcia was dating a Playboy model at the time).
After joining the Philadelphia Eagles, he publicly questioned quarterback Donovan McNabb?s conditioning, saying that it was one of the major reasons the Eagles lost Super Bowl XXXIX. Of course, Owens is now broke, and his behavior led to NFL teams basically black-balling him, even when he was begging for a job so that he could pay for the $44,600 in child support he pays monthly to three different women he impregnated. [Please Note: These players are NOT ranked in order. We are in no way saying that the actions of Terrell Owens are worse than the others on this list.]
Percy Harvin
Percy Harvin wasn?t exactly known for handling disagreements in a professional manner before he got to the NFL. During his high school days, Harvin was suspended numerous times for unsportsmanlike behaviors and disagreements with game officials. And as his national accolades grew ? Harvin was a five star recruit coming out of high school ? so did his ego. His inflated sense of self-worth always annoyed those around him. Things finally reached a boiling point in 2014, when Harvin was a member of the Seattle Seahawks.
Not only did Harvin voluntarily sit out a game over his disapproval from the way the Seahawks were using him, he routinely started fist-fights with other receivers on the Seahawks, teammates Doug Baldwin and Golden Tate. Before the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos, Harvin punched Tate during practicing, leaving him with a black-eye that was obvious to see during media events. Unfortunately, a Super Bowl ring wasn?t even enough to make Harvin happy, and keep him from fighting teammates. After more physical altercations with teammates in Seattle, the Seahawks shipped Harvin to the New York Jets.
Bill Romanowski
Bill Romanowski was well-known for his unsportsmanlike behaviors, including spitting in J.J. Stokes? face, kicking Larry Centers in the head, and hitting quarterback Kerry Collins with a helmet-first shot that broke Collins? jaw. But when Romanowski?s bullying began to affect his own team, that?s when people realized just how bad his behavior had truly gotten. In 2003, after a brief ? and routine ? training camp scuffle with teammate Marcus Williams, Romanowski slugged Williams, shattering his eye socket and chipping his teeth.
Williams testified that after he blocked Romanowski during a running drill, Romanowski grabbed his helmet and then ripped it off before the crushing blow was delivered. As you can see, the impact of the punch wasn?t pretty. Williams, who never played another snap in the NFL, later sued Romanowski in court, and was awarded $340,000 in damages.
Richie Incognito
The attention we have in today?s culture around anti-bullying campaigns, and the focus we?ve placed on creating environments both for our children, and in the workplace, might have originated from the scandal that made Richie Incognito persona non grata with the American public. Incognito was always one of those guys who teammates never wanted to get on the wrong side of, and once he began to sense some level of weakness in former teammate Jonathan Martin, he began to bully and torment Martin.
Incognito?s behavior included him sending messages with racial slurs ? for being different than your stereotypical ?jock.? Incognito was out of the NFL for the entire 2014 season as a result of the waves his behavior created.
Lawrence Phillips
It?s not usually the best practice to talk poorly of the deceased, but it?s hard to dispute the fact that Lawrence Phillips, in general, was a pretty awful human being. When St. Louis Rams? head coach Dick Vermeil benched Phillips, thanks to his string of inconsistent performances and continued troubles off the field, instead of taking the move as a wakeup call, Phillips stormed out of Vermeil?s office and skipped that day?s meeting and practice.
After he bounced around the NFL, and NFL Europe, the 49ers signed Phillips in 1999. Unfortunately, things didn?t go any better while Phillips was in San Francisco. He was such an unwilling pass blocker that he couldn?t be used in passing situations. He famously whiffed on the block that ended up being the hit that ended Steve Young?s career. Eventually, Phillips was waived later that season, ending his embarrassing three year career in the NFL.
and last but not least
Charles Haley
Charles Haley is the only player in the storied history of the NFL with five Super Bowl rings. But some of the other stories about Haley?s behavior in the locker room are just as unprecedented. Haley was known to try and push the buttons of any teammate he possibly could, looking for players he believed to be mentally weak, so he could bully them. To further prove the extent of his manhood, he was fond of pulling out his ?junk? wherever he pleased ? sometimes even in team meetings ? and either showing off its size, or pleasuring himself while talking about other player?s wives.
According to former teammates, Haley cut a hole in the roof of teammate Tim Harris? car, got on top, and urinated inside. Haley, a member of the Hall of Fame, is lucky he played in an era that did not have a 24 hour news cycle or social media.
Rae Carruth
It takes a special type of jerk to ?make? a child, and then have nothing to do with it. If you?re not interested in having children with a woman, then you should take precautionary measures BEFORE you impregnate her. Clearly, Rae Carruth had no interest in that, and chose to deal with the aftermath in the worst way possible. When he discovered that a woman named Cherica Adams ? who Carruth was dating ? had become pregnant, he blocked her car with his car, while another man, whom he paid, shot at her. It was later discovered that Carruth paid the hitman because Adams refused to have an abortion.
Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy suspended by the NFL
You?d think that someone who was under the spotlight for hitting his girlfriend and threatening to kill her, especially in a time where the NFL was increasingly conscious of domestic violence issues, would show some remorse for his actions. But not Greg Hardy. After the Cowboys, yet again, signed another player with legal issues, Hardy totally dismissed the idea that he had anything to learn from his past legal issues.
Then, he went on to make inappropriate comments about Tom Brady?s wife, when the Cowboys were set to play the Patriots. That?s not even mentioning the altercation with a coach on the sideline, or the fact he showed up to meetings whenever he wanted. The Cowboys had enough of Hardy?s act after only one year, and he?s presently out of the NFL.
The unborn baby was able to survive the brutal attack, but Adams wasn?t as lucky. She slipped into a coma after the shooting, and died a month later. Carruth fled after Adams? death, but was quickly captured in Tennessee, found hiding in the trunk of a car outside a motel. At trial, Carruth was found guilty and sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison.
Darren Sharper
It?s one thing when you commit a disgusting act once or maybe twice. But a serial rapist? ?Jerk? doesn?t even begin to describe what vile human being you are. In August of 2016, Darren Sharper pleaded guilty or no contest to drugging and raping, or trying to rape, nine women in at least four cities (New Orleans, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Tempe, Arizona) between Aug. 31, 2013, and his arrest in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 2014.
And then, he had the audacity to say about himself: ?I am not a monster. I am not.? If he doesn?t think he?s a ?monster,? we hope he realizes he?s at least a disgusting jerk. He?ll have plenty of time to search the dictionary for a better word to describe himself, while he serves 18 years in federal prison.
Michael Vick
People who abuse defenseless animals garner a special type of hate from the public (rightfully so). And then, when you lie about such allegations, only for people to find out that you were involved with murdering dogs first-hand? If that doesn?t scream ?jerk,? I don?t know what does. When whispers were coming out that Vick was hanging out with highly suspicious individuals, Falcons owner Arthur Blank questioned Vick about it, with Vick lying and denying such associates.
Later on, he pretended to only have vague knowledge of ?Bad Newz Kennels,? the unlawful interstate dog fighting venture that he both financed and participated in. Then, he finally fessed up to hanging or drowning as many as eight dogs with his own hands. How is already out of jail, with that type of rap sheet?
Michael Irvin
Michael Irvin was a legendary competitor on the football field, but enjoyed the hard-partying ways that defined the Cowboys dynasty in the 1990?s. He?s been arrested multiple times on charges that involved him being under the influence of drugs. Two such incidents include being arrested for cocaine possession, where he was found ?lying on the floor covered in cocaine with multiple dancers performing sexual acts upon him.?
Later on, there were reports that Irvin was under the influence of cocaine when he allegedly ?sexually assaulted a Dallas Cheerleader, Nina Shahravan, and, with a gun to her head, videotaped the interaction.? Mind you, all of these sexual allegations took place while he was married to his wife, Sandy Harrell, who was one of the most beloved women among Irvin?s Cowboys teammates.
Aaron Hernandez
Hernandez wasn?t just a jerk; he was a straight-up thug. How do you get arrested for first-degree murder, in addition to five gun-related charges, and then eventually have your name come up in connection with several other murders?
If the fact that he was a highly unsavory character weren?t obvious enough, he had them tattooed on his neck; he has the words ?Lifetime Loyalty? over a five-pointed star, a commonly identified symbol of the notorious bloods gang. Hernandez was later found guilty of all charges, and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Johnny Manziel
Where you do start with Manziel, the party-boy jerk everyone loves to hate? He missed professional commitments because of hangovers. He brought scrutiny to his university for getting improper paid benefits, and then taunted opponents with a hand gesture referencing getting paid. He drank himself out of the NFL. And to top it all off, he was brought up on domestic violence charges after an altercation with his (then) girlfriend, where he reportedly struck her so hard that he ruptured her eardrum.
Breaking rules, alcoholism, and domestic violence? It?s like a jerk trifecta. P.S. It?s bad enough to get arrested in the first place, but it?s never a good sign when you?re not wearing a shirt in your mugshot at the police station?
O.J. Simpson
Orenthal James Simpson went from being called a ?hero? by so many people to being called a ?jerk? by so many more people. We?ll simply overlook the fact that he showed little interest in being a leader in the black community once he became rich and famous, turning his back on the people and places that he grew up in.
It was his continued verbal and physical abuse of his ex-wife Nicole Brown, both while they were married and even after they were divorced, that was beyond cruel. The police were called multiple times after physical altercations where Simpson struck Brown, only for Simpson to ?play the celebrity card? and get himself out of legal trouble. Needless to say, we know how things turned out for Simpson and Brown.
Adam ?Pacman? Jones
Who walks into a strip club and assaults one of the dancers after you give her money? Apparently, a jerk like Adam Jones does. During the festivities in Las Vegas for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, Jones showered the stage at Minxx, a Vegas strip club, and then grabbed the hair of a dancer and slammed her head on the stage when she tried to pick up some of that money.
To make matters worse: one of Jones associates from that evening allegedly shot and paralyzed an employee of Mix, and Jones refused to acknowledge this fact. To his credit, Jones has since cleaned up his act, and even gives speeches to young NFL players about handling fame and being responsible for your actions.
Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Taylor simply can?t stay away from trouble. It takes a certain type of jerk to continue to do the wrong thing over and over. Taylor abused alcohol and drugs throughout his playing days. Even when he gave up drugs during the latter part of his career, to ensure he wouldn?t get suspended from football, he dreamed of being able to do drugs when his playing days ended.
He was arrested twice in his post-playing days, in search of cocaine. In recent years, it seemed like Taylor made amends with his past, but his bad behaviors started emerging again. In 2010, he was charged with felony third-degree statutory rape, for allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with a 16 year old girl, after paying her to do so.
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp?s love of trash-talking went too far, to the point where he just became a colossal jerk. After a controversial hit on Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Chad Clifton, he screamed at Packers head coach Mike Sherman and challenged him to a fight.
He called the NFL ?a slave system? after being fined for bumping into a referee. He later got into another verbal altercation with referees in 2007, when he played with the Oakland Raiders. After his playing days were over, things went even further downhill for him. In February of 2015, he was arrested on charges of assault, and suspicion of soliciting a prostitute.
Adrian Peterson
There are a lot of parents who need to do a better job disciplining their children, but none of them should undertake that the way Adrian Peterson decided to. Peterson was arrested after police investigated claims that he had abused his son while disciplining him with a ?switch,? or a small tree branch. Peterson then stated that he didn?t see much wrong with it, and such discipline is normal in certain parts of the American culture. Clearly, child abuse is right in the wheelhouse of Peterson and other jerks belonging to such a ?culture.?
Peyton Manning
I don?t blame you if your first reaction to seeing Peyton Manning?s name on this list was to immediately call me an idiot and talk about all the great things he?s done for others. But hear me out? While there?s no denying Manning has been incredibly generous throughout his career, you cannot simply disregard the story of how he (allegedly) sexually assaulted an athletic trainer at Tennessee. According to sworn testimony, Peyton Manning ?forcefully maneuvered his naked testicles and rectum directly? onto the face of Dr. Jamie Naughright, the University of Tennessee?s director of health, and then ?smirked? and ?laughed? about it.
Naughright also claims that Manning would harass her around campus after the incident in the locker room. At the time, Manning (19) was the star quarterback for the Volunteers, and Naughright (27) was examining Manning for a potential foot injury. Manning initially denied the incident, but later acknowledged that a possibly ?crude? but ?harmless? event occurred. Manning may have done great things during the rest of his career, but if he actually did what he?s accused of? there?s no denying that makes him a pretty big jerk. With that said, please keep in mind, not all jerks are created equally. Even if these accusations are true, many people will believe Manning should not be judged in the same way as some of the other bad actors on this list.
Ryan Leaf
Ryan Leaf is the type of jerk who strolls through life believing that he?s above any type of coaching or criticism. Before he ever played an NFL game, he blew off the final day of the mandatory NFL rookie symposium, because he clearly didn?t need to hear anything they had to say. After a miserable performance during his rookie year, which led to his infamous ?Knock it off!? outburst at San Diego Union Tribune reporter Jay Posner, he half-heartedly read a written apology, and made a snarky comment after the apology, which clearly proved he had zero remorse for his actions.
If that wasn?t enough, he disdainfully threw the note the apology was written on, like it was a piece of trash he had no interest in. Of course, this is the same guy who preferred spending time hanging out by himself on the golf course while the team?s quarterbacks would gather to watch film, even though his employer was paying him to be the leader of their franchise. After his embarrassing NFL career, Leaf has struggled to stay out of trouble, racking up at least 5 separate arrests for drugs and burglary.
Terrell Owens
Terrell Owens might have been one of the most dominant wide receivers in recent memory, but he was an absolute cancer to the careers of a couple of the quarterbacks he played with. For whatever reason, Owens had it out for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia, once insinuating that Garcia was a homosexual (even though Garcia was dating a Playboy model at the time).
After joining the Philadelphia Eagles, he publicly questioned quarterback Donovan McNabb?s conditioning, saying that it was one of the major reasons the Eagles lost Super Bowl XXXIX. Of course, Owens is now broke, and his behavior led to NFL teams basically black-balling him, even when he was begging for a job so that he could pay for the $44,600 in child support he pays monthly to three different women he impregnated. [Please Note: These players are NOT ranked in order. We are in no way saying that the actions of Terrell Owens are worse than the others on this list.]
Percy Harvin
Percy Harvin wasn?t exactly known for handling disagreements in a professional manner before he got to the NFL. During his high school days, Harvin was suspended numerous times for unsportsmanlike behaviors and disagreements with game officials. And as his national accolades grew ? Harvin was a five star recruit coming out of high school ? so did his ego. His inflated sense of self-worth always annoyed those around him. Things finally reached a boiling point in 2014, when Harvin was a member of the Seattle Seahawks.
Not only did Harvin voluntarily sit out a game over his disapproval from the way the Seahawks were using him, he routinely started fist-fights with other receivers on the Seahawks, teammates Doug Baldwin and Golden Tate. Before the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos, Harvin punched Tate during practicing, leaving him with a black-eye that was obvious to see during media events. Unfortunately, a Super Bowl ring wasn?t even enough to make Harvin happy, and keep him from fighting teammates. After more physical altercations with teammates in Seattle, the Seahawks shipped Harvin to the New York Jets.
Bill Romanowski
Bill Romanowski was well-known for his unsportsmanlike behaviors, including spitting in J.J. Stokes? face, kicking Larry Centers in the head, and hitting quarterback Kerry Collins with a helmet-first shot that broke Collins? jaw. But when Romanowski?s bullying began to affect his own team, that?s when people realized just how bad his behavior had truly gotten. In 2003, after a brief ? and routine ? training camp scuffle with teammate Marcus Williams, Romanowski slugged Williams, shattering his eye socket and chipping his teeth.
Williams testified that after he blocked Romanowski during a running drill, Romanowski grabbed his helmet and then ripped it off before the crushing blow was delivered. As you can see, the impact of the punch wasn?t pretty. Williams, who never played another snap in the NFL, later sued Romanowski in court, and was awarded $340,000 in damages.
Richie Incognito
The attention we have in today?s culture around anti-bullying campaigns, and the focus we?ve placed on creating environments both for our children, and in the workplace, might have originated from the scandal that made Richie Incognito persona non grata with the American public. Incognito was always one of those guys who teammates never wanted to get on the wrong side of, and once he began to sense some level of weakness in former teammate Jonathan Martin, he began to bully and torment Martin.
Incognito?s behavior included him sending messages with racial slurs ? for being different than your stereotypical ?jock.? Incognito was out of the NFL for the entire 2014 season as a result of the waves his behavior created.
Lawrence Phillips
It?s not usually the best practice to talk poorly of the deceased, but it?s hard to dispute the fact that Lawrence Phillips, in general, was a pretty awful human being. When St. Louis Rams? head coach Dick Vermeil benched Phillips, thanks to his string of inconsistent performances and continued troubles off the field, instead of taking the move as a wakeup call, Phillips stormed out of Vermeil?s office and skipped that day?s meeting and practice.
After he bounced around the NFL, and NFL Europe, the 49ers signed Phillips in 1999. Unfortunately, things didn?t go any better while Phillips was in San Francisco. He was such an unwilling pass blocker that he couldn?t be used in passing situations. He famously whiffed on the block that ended up being the hit that ended Steve Young?s career. Eventually, Phillips was waived later that season, ending his embarrassing three year career in the NFL.
and last but not least
Charles Haley
Charles Haley is the only player in the storied history of the NFL with five Super Bowl rings. But some of the other stories about Haley?s behavior in the locker room are just as unprecedented. Haley was known to try and push the buttons of any teammate he possibly could, looking for players he believed to be mentally weak, so he could bully them. To further prove the extent of his manhood, he was fond of pulling out his ?junk? wherever he pleased ? sometimes even in team meetings ? and either showing off its size, or pleasuring himself while talking about other player?s wives.
According to former teammates, Haley cut a hole in the roof of teammate Tim Harris? car, got on top, and urinated inside. Haley, a member of the Hall of Fame, is lucky he played in an era that did not have a 24 hour news cycle or social media.
