14. Johnny Manziel
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Johnny Manziel may go down as the biggest public trainwreck in the history of the NFL (which is really saying something, considering the guys on this list). The nation was captivated by his reckless, run-and-gun style of play while at Texas A&M. But his habit of throwing the rules to the wind on the field, followed him off the football field. After he won the Heisman Trophy in 2012, you couldn’t go more than a few days without hearing about Manziel’s latest buffoonery on SportsCenter.
Whether it was oversleeping during training (reportedly because of being hungover), getting kicked out of fraternity parties, allegedly receiving payments in exchange for autographs, or eventually (and sadly) being brought up on domestic violence charges after an altercation with his (then) girlfriend, both Texas A&M University, and then the Cleveland Browns, couldn’t part ways with Manziel fast enough. (Image Credit: William Perlman/USA TODAY Sports)