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25 athletes everyone hates (unless they’re on your team)

By Jeremy Lambert

BUFFALO, NY - DECEMBER 3: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots stays loose on the sideline during NFL game action against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on December 3, 2017 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY - DECEMBER 3: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots stays loose on the sideline during NFL game action against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on December 3, 2017 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 14: Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib (21) warms up on the field before the NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts on December 14, 2017, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 14: Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib (21) warms up on the field before the NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts on December 14, 2017, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Aqib Talib

Don’t wear your chain around Aqib Talib. When he’s not yanking on facemasks, he’ll literally yank your chain. Also, wear a visor.

There’s not a whole lot to like about Talib if he’s not on your team. He’s a good player, one of the top cornerbacks in the league on his best day. He can shutdown your star receiver. And if he can’t shut them down, he can frustrate them to the point where they retaliate and get kicked out of the game.

As a rookie, he fought a teammate at the rookie symposium. You know the rookie symposium. It’s where the NFL gathers all the rookies and tells them, “Don’t fight.” After leaving Tampa Bay, he dismissed his time in the organization by saying they didn’t qualify as a NFL team.

Talib’s reputation extends off the field. He allegedly beat up a cab driver and he’s had issues controlling his firearm.

A lot of people walk that fine line between “playing with an edge” and “playing over the edge.” Talib is like Wile E Coyote. He over the edge, just hanging in midair, looking for a facemark to grab onto before he ends up falling.

His feud with Michael Crabtree over Crabtree’s desire to be 2 Chainz half-brother 1 Chain is quite comical as a casual observer. The corner could simply ask the receiver where he gets his gold necklace from. Instead, he robs him in front of a million witnesses. I know he’s wearing a helmet, but the name on the back of the jersey sort of gives him away.

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