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Forbes: Top 10 Least Liked Players

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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)

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