5 NFL players universally disliked by fans feat. Vontaze Burfict 

#3 – Johnny Manziel

Johnny Manziel couldn't fulfill the promise he showed in college football

Johnny Manziel had the reputation of an NFL star before he ever played a snap in the NFL.

Unfortunately, his behavior stopped him from ever settling down in the league, and fans simply lost respect for the Texas A&M graduate.

He offered very little to a Cleveland Browns team that was bereft of quality, and when it emerged that he was partying too much off the field, fans just turned off on him.

Allegations of domestic abuse furthered Manziel’s plight in the eyes of fans who had once adored him in college. He has never been back in the NFL after Cleveland cut him.

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#4 – Ndamukong Suh

Ndamukong Suh

Ndamukong Suh is a dominant defensive star and there can be no questioning his ability, but it is the consistent dirty plays that have made fans universally dislike him.

While winning the Super Bowl with Tampa Bay has added an element of success to his career, Suh has been overly physical in the past.

He was fined as an NFL rookie for a pre-season facemask penalty, while he was also given a fine for unnecessary roughness against Jay Cutler.

A further incident saw Suh stomp on a Green Bay Packers lineman. He then kicked Matt Schaub and stepped on Aaron Rodgers’ calf.

These dirty plays have gained no respect from fans at all and have detracted away from all of Suh’s excellent defensive qualities.

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#5 – Vontaze Burfict

Vontaze Burfict

It’s virtually impossible to find an NFL fan who likes Vontaze Burfict. His behavior within the league has been deplorable, not least because of the underhand nature of it, but the fact it has put others in real danger.

There have been too many instances of late hits and dangerous tackles in Burfict’s career. But he has been suspended and fined so many times that even Roger Goodell had enough and banned him for an entire year in 2019.

The most noted incident was a disgusting blindside hit on Antonio Brown, one which people still talk about to this day.

It was a cowardly act and saw him take a dangerous free shot at someone who couldn’t defend themselves. Fans have no time for that in the NFL and Burfict only has himself to blame for his universal reputation as a thug.