Top 10 toxic teammates of the NFL

May 5, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Former Texas A&M and Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel appears before Judge Roberto Ca as at the Frank Crowley Courts Building. Manziel reported to court for the first time since a Dallas County grand jury indicted him last month on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Former girlfriend Colleen Crowley has accused him of kidnapping, hitting and threatening to kill her in January. Mandatory Credit: Smiley N. Pool/Pool Photo via USA TODAYSports /

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Who have been some of the most toxic NFL teammates in recent years?

There’s no “I” in team, and there isn’t a “punch your teammate in the jaw,” “bully other athletes in the locker room,” or “prioritize partying over all else” in team either. That should be common knowledge for anyone who made it through kindergarten, but somehow there are a slew of professional athletes who insist on putting the “I” in team, have been known to assault teammates, and have cost their teams games because of their impulsiveness.

The NFL has had its share of difficult personalities. After all, some of the very qualities that make NFL legends great athletes are the same qualities that can get them in trouble. Hyper-competitiveness, for example, gives athletes the drive to win at all costs. That same hyper-competitiveness can create sore losers. All fans know that sore losers, particularly impulsive sore losers are prone to drawing 15-yard personal fouls.

There are plenty of jerks in the NFL, as there are in our neighborhoods and offices. Toxic teammates aren’t just jerks; rather, their behavior and mere presence is detrimental to the team. In other words, their behavior isn’t just run-of-the-mill assholery. It extends beyond selfish immaturity and poor impulse control. It can cost the team wins, cause needless distractions in the media, and cause dissension on the team.

Toxic players make fans cringe and cost their teams points, and sometimes dignity when their teammates need to attempt to defend really bizarre, unsportsmanlike behavior. Let’s take a look at a ten of the most toxic teammates in recent NFL history. These guys put the “am” in team, as in “am a jerk” and “am causing strife and mayhem.”

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