Who is your most hated player. Present or former?
For sure Hines Ward. And the fact so many steelers fans argue he wasn't dirty. He was voted by players as most dirty player 4 years in a row and would head hunt away from the play after the whistle.
Add Shazier to the list. Just because he hurt himself while headhunting doesn't mean he wasn't headhunting begin with
For me it was dancing on the B logo while gio was knocked out cold with no indication of the severity of the injury. I was at the game where he speared himself out of football… gave zero fucks.
My first thought was Hines Ward...
Hines Ward had the most punchable face ever. Bane did nothing wrong.
Just on the topic of most hated players by Bengals fans, my mother is native Hawaiian, and when I was 10, the Bengals' starting Nose Tackle was a native Hawaiian, so naturally he was my favorite player, and my first-ever jersey. His name: Kimo von Oelhoffen. I underwent an existential crisis on January 8, 2006.
Damn bro... that image just tears me up inside everytime I think about it.... that team was goin to the superbowl couldn't tell me otherwise
As someone who was a child in England at that time so had no idea the sport existed, what happened?
He launched himself into Carson Palmer' knee and blew it up. Out for the game; Bengals put in Jon Kitna and lose. The NFL had to change the rules because of that piece of shit. In fact, several rules have been changed because Steelers players are pieces of shit.
It’s even more wild that they were roommates in college. Fuck that asshole
I always called them the Shitsburgh Cheaters
I am fully prepared for downvotes here but just based on how he’s talked about it in the years since and how guys on the field talked about how Kimo reacted in the aftermath, I just can’t bring myself to vilify him as the dirty cheapshotter that a lot of fans make him out to be.
Completely understand the hate he gets because at the end of the day, intentional or not, Carson was toast. But when Carson, Willie, Lap, and Housch all came out to defend Kimo when he was called dirty, I just have a hard time putting him in the same category as Ray Lewis, Big Ben, and Hines Ward.
This was a question asking “Most Hated?”
Think about what that hit did to the Bengals:
It cost the team maybe it’s best chance to go to the Super Bowl under Marvin Lewis (dude never won a playoff game as the Bengals coach)
It started the decline of Carson Palmer (and his career) on the team (to the point he retired rather than play for them)
Fans had to watch as the team he played for went on to win the championship
Plus, for all the “part of the game” talk, dude never called a former teammate to apologize for almost taking his leg off below the knee (2 ligaments and a dislocated kneecap).
I’m a guy whose father has had season tickets since the 70’s and I have never been so angry about a football play before or since.
I get that it’s almost 20 years ago but to consider downvoting feelings that even you admit to having (at one time) seems a little callous.
Perfectly reasonable. There is an extremely short list of guys who did more damage to the franchise than him.
I don’t blame anybody who has him as their most hated player - just for me personally, I don’t hate him more than a longtime division rival QB who got away with rape.
It really doesn't matter whether Kimo intentionally hurt Palmer. The fact of the matter is that hit not only cost us a chance at a deep playoff run, it set the franchise back for the next five years while we waited for Palmer to regain that pre injury form, which never happened.
Fuck that guy, I hope he never feels welcome in Cincinnati again.
Joey porter
Joey Porter all time, Watt currently. Bart Scott is up there
Gotta be Ryan Shazier or Joey Porter. Hell, Joey Porter even managed to increase his level of douchery beyond his playing days when he became a coach. It still amazes me that Pacman got flagged for a steelers defensive coach coming onto the field to start a fight with a player on the other team; while the steelers offense was on the field.
FTS. Both of these asshats when nuclear douche that night.
Joey Porter and it's not close
Actual Rapist Ben Roethlisberger
Joey Porter. For being a general pos. Thank God we didn't draft his son (which would've led to us having to deal with that prick being in attendance at games).
TJ Yates.
From a performance standpoint, it’s Le’Veon Bell. It felt like he torched Cincy every time he stepped on the field.
From a character standpoint, probably Hines Ward.
Bill Cowher
Shayne Graham … how many key field goals did he miss? 2005, 2006( missed the playoffs), next playoff game against the Jets .. then walks over and puts on his damn lip balm
Jermey Hill
Haha John Ross?
John Ross was a bust, but a good guy. Jeremy Hill is a wanker
You sound like your from London!
England, not all English people are from London!
Movie quote, brah
Whoops
Most hated Bengals player or most hated nfl player ?
Most hated Bengal has got to be Burfict. Everyone in the league thinks he was a dirty, trashy, class-less player, even Bengals fans. Especially Bengals fans.
Burfict was a necessary evil. We got tired of the Steelers playing dirty as fuck so we gave them a taste of theor own medicine.
Then listen to them piss and whine about "dirty plays". FTS Down votes are ok cuz he played almost as great as Butkus.
Yeah hate on the guy that gave the Bengals their balls back.
and if you listen to him in an interview, he’s really spoken and polite… you would never guess about he’s on the field conduct
The eleven players on the opposite side of the Bengals scrimmage line.
In each and every play.
Probably a lot I’m forgetting… For the fun of it, I’ll throw out Bernie Kosar. Not because he was a jerk, but that the Cleveland love for him was so over the top.
Recent players TJ watt. Older, shazier, Troy ( nice guy but he terrorized us) and ofc ray lewis/hines ward
Heath Miller (past) Mahomes (present)
Can’t stand Mahomes or the Chiefs
I hate Fatrick Mahcroak so god damn much bro
Ray Lewis. He should be rotting away in jail!!! Instead he’s a HOF!!!!
Jeremy “Fumbling” Hill
Bill Romanowski
Any given Steelers safety
I agree
Non Bengal: Joey Porter, Bengal: Carson Palmer
I can’t remember his name. But the dude that blew Carson Palmer’s knee out in the 2005 wildcard
Joey Porter. Ultimate.
Jeremy Hill.
People are already talking about the Kimo and Carson's knee scenario. Granted we had a better shot at the SB at that time. I just wanted a playoff win and we had it then he completely fucked us off an unforced error, then he let Burfict and PacMan shoulder the blame (yes they hammered the loss home but Hill lost us that game).
Further to this, Hill was - and this was before he even started with us - charged with forcing a 14 year old girl to have oral sex with him. He was an adult at the time. Fuck that bloke.
Trying to stay outside of the division, just for something different, but agree with the Steelers and Ravens mentioned.
Specifically against the Bengals-Rodney Harrison. Dude was a headhunter on the field against the Bengals, and seemed to carry some grudge against them into his broadcasting career.
Overall- Richie Incognito. Saying and doing some of the stuff he did to a teammate is just the worst stuff I've ever heard in the game of football. And he was kind of a piece of crap outside of that too.
Hinz Ward!
Joe Montana. We lost 2 super bowls cuz of that guy
Ogbuehi
On the bengals, Brad Robbins the punter from last year.
Jonah.
Interesting take, why?
It's hard to really hate someone. Certain players talked trash and couldn't play well, they were annoying ones. Trash talk and shit play, just makes you look bad.
On the other hand, if you talk trash and are awesome then it's funny. Ja'mar Chase has some funny stuff with one liners and little videos he's made. T He's funny because he's a top 5-10 WR, he can back it up.
Good point, no hate here. Should have said dislike
Dax Hill
ETA: in the NFL, or a Bengal?
If entire NFL, Hubby says Ndamukong Suh because he was "such a poor sport."
I'm leaning towards Jameis Winston, and please keep in mind that I am a lifelong Saints fan. I have an irrational hatred of this guy that started when he was still in college.
Can we also hate on NFL coaches? If so, I'd like to nominate Pete Carroll.
Marvin Lewis
Burfict. Dirty, loud mouthed player.
I loved Tez!!!
This may be controversial, but Tom Brady. I’m so sick of Tom Brady. Be the GOAT with grace, not with the pompous attitude that he has. True, he earned the right to act like a dick and walk around like he is the patron saint of football… but to me, it takes a much bigger man to handle that fame, those accomplishments with gratitude and be an example for those that come after him.
Vontaze Burfict - he cost us so much.
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Hines Ward or Ray Lewis. Dirty pricks.