1Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice (one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history) started playing football in his sophomore year of high school after his principal caught him skipping class. The principal noted how fast Rice sprinted away from him, which led him to recommend Rice to the football coach.
2Terrell Owens
Terrell Owens is the only NFL player to score a touchdown against all 32 NFL teams (actually he has scored at least 2 touchdowns against each team).
3Rob Gronkowski
Rob Gronkowski lives off of his endorsement money and hasn’t spent a dime of his NFL Contract.
4Tyrann Mathieu
NFL player Tyrann Mathieu filmed a PSA on the dangers of leaving a dog in a hot car. It was 90 degrees outside and Tyrann gave up after 8 minutes when the inside temperature reached 120 degrees.
5Michael Irvin
Dallas Cowboys Receiver and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin once stabbed a teammate in the neck with scissors for not getting out of "his" chair.
6Kurt Warner
Kurt Warner was cut from the NFL and got a job at a grocery store in Iowa. Four years later, at 27, Warner would lead the St. Louis Rams to their only Super Bowl Championship, setting several league records, as well as being the only player in history to win the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP.
7Tom Brady
Tom Brady asked Bill Belichick for permission to visit Disney World after winning their first Super Bowl. "Of course you can go," Belichick said. "How many times do you win the Super Bowl?"
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8Joe Montana
Joe Montana helped cement his nickname "Joe Cool" after calming his team down in Super Bowl XXIII by pointing out John Candy sitting in the stands.
9Jim Brown
In 2002, hall-of-fame running back Jim Brown was convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Rather than go to court-ordered counseling, he served the maximum jail term that could be imposed.
10Reggie Jackson
Reggie Jackson could have played college football at Oklahoma if he would have stopped dating white girls.
