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Every NFL team’s biggest villain ever

By Sravan Gannavarapu

Denver Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe answers questions at Media Day on January 26, 1999, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images)
Denver Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe answers questions at Media Day on January 26, 1999, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images) /
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino. RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images) /

Miami Dolphins: QB Dan Marino

Wait, Dan Marino? He’s a villain? Yes, indeed. But not in a way that would mean he was a bad guy. He, like Brady, could win games with his arm, and more often than not, he did. Yes, Marino never won a Super Bowl, and the one he lost was to Joe Montana and the 49ers. But his villain statue looms because of one game.

No, it’s not the one where he beat the 85 Bears on Monday Night Football, but it’s the game against the New York Jets with the “Fake Spike” on a touchdown pass to Mark Ingram that had Gang Green leaving the Stadium with green faces. Keep in mind the Jets could have had Marino, but they chose Ken O’Brien instead.

The 1972 Dolphins made a case for this list. They have the perfect record and could be considered villains, but we’ll let them continue to pop some champagne instead. This role has to go to Marino for now, but not because he was a bad guy. He just tormented the opposition, for the most part.

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