Forbes: Top 10 Least Liked Players
- Published: Oct. 25, 2012 at 12:43 p.m.
- Updated: Oct. 25, 2012 at 12:50 p.m.
Would you love him if he was on your team? A Forbes poll found that Detroit Lions defender Ndamukong Suh was the NFL's least-liked player. Find out who else made the list.
10. Brady Quinn
Kansas City Chiefs
Salary: $1.5 million
Appeal: 31%
Forbes: "Like Sanchez on a different scale - not an unlikable guy, just a big name from a big school (Notre Dame) who has under-delivered."
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
9. Mark Sanchez
New York Jets
Salary: $7.9 million
Appeal: 31%
Forbes: "A bit puzzling in that there’s nothing particularly unlikable about Sanchez. But when you’re a high pick from a top school (USC, where he followed Leinart), fans eventually expect big results. And with Tim Tebow now on the Jets’ depth chart, the scrutiny intensifies."
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
8. Santonio Holmes
New York Jets
Salary: $9.2 million
Appeal: 28%
Forbes: "Unloaded by Pittsburgh because of attitude, which he’s flashed in New York as well. Yet the Jets gave him $45 million for five years."
(AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
7. Kyle Orton
Dallas Cowboys
Salary: $2.6 million
Appeal: 27%
Forbes: "What did we just say about Dallas quarterbacks? Even Romo’s backup makes the list, though Orton’s up and down tenures in Chicago and Denver play a roll."
(AP Photo/Greg Trott)
6. Tony Romo
Dallas Cowboys
Salary: $8 million
Appeal: 27%
Forbes: "The Cowboys are America’s polarizing team, there to be loved or hated. When you’re the quarterback, that applies to you the most."
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
5. Matt Leinart
Oakland Raiders
Salary: $700,000
Appeal: 26%
Forbes: "First round pick out of USC in 2006 is now with his third team. The lesson for a supposed golden boy who amasses just 18 NFL starts in six-plus years: USC only seems like LA ‘s pro team. Don’t act like a rock star until you are one."
(AP Photo/Paul Jasienski)
4. Randy Moss
San Francisco 49ers
Salary: $2.5 million
Appeal: 24%
Forbes: "With Terrell Owens no longer around, Moss takes over as the NFL’s premier wide receiver diva."
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
3. Michael Vick
Philadelphia Eagles
Salary: $13.9 million
Appeal: 23%
Forbes: "Vick is making steady progress – he used to easily top this list in the wake of his legal woes from a few years ago. But now he’s dealing with a big new contract and an uneven performance in 2012."
(AP Photo/Brian Garfinkel)
2. Jay Cutler
Chicago Bears
Salary: $9.6 million
Appeal: 21%
Forbes: "Inconsistent, and whiny with his teammates and coaches."
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
1. Ndamukong Suh
Detroit Lions
Salary: $6.6 million
Appeal 19%
Forbes: "In a low payout year of his five-year, $60 million deal that runs through 2014. Popular when he came into the league two years ago, Suh has developed a reputation for dirty play on the defensive line."
(Ric Tapia/NFL)

