Top 20 Times Athletes Ruined Their Career

[@WatchMojo]

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[@megalon73]

HOPE SOLO. She got into a huge trouble.

[@caleb97484]

Where’s Chris Benoit? The man ruined his career and legacy.

[@thevelourfog15]

Ehh, they arent technically athletes. I would argue they are but they are classified as "entertainers".

[@djdairyqueen4095]

Theyre absolutely atheletes. ​@@thevelourfog15

[@johnbeatz380]

to be fair, his career ended with his death, so it wasnt ruined. But his legacy is forever tainted

[@Brown87]

Benoit was murdered 💯

[@aydencollins655]

@@thevelourfog15wrong they are 1000% real athletes

[@MDFlo]

“Artest career would never be the same” Gets championship with the lakers and was a vital piece of the title run.

[@Shhhh....DaMoviesOn]

This is not a great list... Artest entire life went up after that suspension, and some of these other incidents aren't directly tied to the person's downfall.

[@1HPSmurf]

Most of the list are nothing related.

[@COMPFUNK2]

You all honestly think that Tonya Harding should be higher on the list than Aaron Hernandez, who killed someone?

[@Avaa-vanilla995]

Well Aaron is dead...so.

[@guyfromnewyork5236]

Yes cause instead of feeling some kinda remorse for her wrongdoing of the past, she takes the time on Oprah’s stage to Glorify herself as the “One and Only Female Skater to Pull off the Triple Axel” as if that’s more important than the Commission of crime she participated in .. Narcissistic trait

[@aaronrichards9313]

@@Avaa-vanilla995 I am not sure how old you are, but the Harding situation CAPTIVATED the country. It was way bigger than AH, in terms of coverage.

[@COMPFUNK2]

How unsettling is it to look back at these interviews showing people admitting their indiscretions _to_ Matt Lauer?

[@FleaRHCP97]

My first thought was Rae Carruth. All-Rookie WR. From what I remember, mid-season he hired someone to murder his girlfriend because she was pregnant and refused to get an abortion.

[@thedude3065]

his son may have forgiven him, but considering his mother died and his mental development was impaired because of his premature birth, Carruth deserves all the grief in the world.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Lance Armstrong could’ve had a career greater than it was if not for two circumstances: his performance-enhancing drug scandal and the lies he told about it.

[@moscowcentre]

Uhh… the fact he did the drugs disproves your so-called point… Armstrong clearly thought he needed the drugs to win in the first place, or else he wouldn’t have done them. So his career without the drugs is not nearly as notable as it was with the drugs and scandal.

[@kwiley025]

Ya him and about 20 of his competitors also did.

[@dirty.dan37]

Wasn’t he also a total dick

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

​@@moscowcentreimagine being mad he lied to make money for cancer, kinda even the scales out, nothing about his foundation was fraudulent

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

​@@kwiley025I dnt get why people care, the money he raised for cancer totally cancels tht out

[@aaronrichards9313]

I think McEnroe's career went just fine and was not ruined at all. And saying a press conference ruined a TERRIBLE QB's career is laughable

[@martinblanco7899]

11:18 his career would never be the same , bro won a ring 😂🤣

[@TheMulToyVerse]

Exactly… his career up to that point was championshipless… after MatP, it would go on to be “never the same” Earned a ring; so not championshipless anymore, lol

[@majincaveman2709]

Jake paul and all his fixed fights should be on here

[@LaughNStalk]

How is his career ruined? He literally headlined a Netflix event last week

[@usuckthereturn]

Honorable Mentions: Mark Chimera Ray Kuruth Shawn Kemp Boris Becker Deshawn Watson Mark McGuire Sammy Sosa Barry Bonds Jose Conseco

[@amberjohnson4820]

Forgive me but isn’t it Mark McGuire not McQuire? Just wondering…

[@Gomu9680]

Deshaun Watson shouldn’t technically be on here as he is still playing for the brown but is on injured list

[@matlaw9302]

The Jim Rome segment is missing the main point of the insult. It wasn’t just Chris, it’s Chrissy as in Chrissy Everett the multi-major title winning female tennis player. That is the crux of the insult. It’s not the wrong name it’s calling him a girl.

[@1HPSmurf]

The Ryan lochte situation is so infuriating. Imagine being the guy destined to chase micheal phelp's records and break it....but instead u get drunk,vandalise public property and then lie and stage a crime. The guy just threw away a very precious career for something so stupid.

[@ryancox6268]

Bertuzzi’s attack on Moore was probably the worst incident I’ve ever seen in hockey, but the league was also partly to blame because if Moore properly disciplined for the hit on Naslund, that incident probably wouldn’t have happened in the first place. Moore’s career wouldn’t have ended so abruptly and Bertuzzi’s reputation wouldn’t have been tarnished.

[@rankoorovic7904]

Jim Everett is still most known by the Jim Rome moment to bad he didn't get some more time with Rome alone

[@COMPFUNK2]

Athletes whom you clearly stated made comebacks should not be included on the list.

[@kingofopossums]

Lamar Odom was already retired when he had those stokes. His career was already done.

[@CandiceVidito32]

The first one that comes to mind when thinking about athletes ruining their career is Lance Armstrong

[@ZeacorZeppelin]

OJ can rest easy knowing the killer is finally dead.

[@kendarsin]

That clip with Jim Rome strait up provoking his guest. I’ve always disliked him for that and never understood how anyone likes him. Fast forward 30+ and Jim Rome is still as terrible as ever.

[@SirAsdf]

No mention of the time Albert Haynesworth walked over to a pile up of players, purposefully removed an opposing player's helmet, and then stamped his cleats into his skull?

[@AdamZimmerman-c6i]

“The defence says that if only they knew what Ron Goldman’s last words were they might be able to find the real killer. If you ask me his last words were: “Hey you’re OJ Simpson!” - Norm McDonald

[@gothamkinghtl876]

Nobody is going to mention she is skating to the batman theme song 😂

[@jimbo9208]

why does that matter

[@4sevn]

"I'm Batman"

[@usuckthereturn]

What about the text master himself, Bret Favre?!

[@jimbo9208]

what about him

[@CGrascal]

@@jimbo9208 Welfare fraud case in Mississippi.

[@sister_bertrille911]

@@CGrascal His career was over by then.

[@vernoningram5421]

Why does the video start with athletes who ruined their career, then randomly there’s a bunch of athletes that got mad in a game or match and there were no career-level consequences?! Lazy video and/ or clickbait title. 5:34 #15 got mad and then won the match, no mention of ANY consequences?! ‘…Ruined Their Careers’ okay. Lazy video and/ or clickbait title

[@melissagrant4178]

I know I was like most of them didn't runied their career

[@calebbegley3833]

Yeah, I had the same thought, especially when Roberto Alomar came up. Dude’s a Hall of Famer and one of the best second basemen of all time. One incident born out of immature anger doesn’t necessarily ruin an entire career.

[@johntyson]

Holyfield was head butting Tyson and deserved what got.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

No one seems to remember a competitive sprinter named Ben Johnson, but he lost all of his glory when steroids were found in his system.

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

They lost all the respect doesnt make sense ruining youre career good video WatchMojo 👏

[@kistar3460]

Marion Jones?

[@melissagrant4178]

Who Marion Jones

[@sockindryer]

Highly recommend the podcast Crime In Sports if you liked this list

[@kingofopossums]

O.J. retired 15 years before the incident, his career was not ruined it was over.

[@huddleston1878]

Henry ruggs III Unalived woman & dog when he drove 100+ mph, drunk (He & passenger survived)

[@kingofopossums]

And he's was a great wide receiver for two years. But instead of getting an Uber he made a lady and dog burn to death. And destroyed his career and dreams. Think about that the next time you about to drink and drive.

[@matthewwelsh294]

Art Schlichter? Ryan Leaf? Rae Carruth?

[@leecosey7003]

Jim Rome is a punk. He should be lucky that it wasn't Barry Bonds. Because I think bonds would have smacked his ass. For always calling him Barry bones

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

One of the reasons I don’t want to be a celebrity is that most of what you do is filmed or has a picture of it. I get that most of this stuff is very immature and ridiculous. But to some extent these people are still humans who aren’t perfect and who have lots of stress put on them. Again that’s no excuse to be a jerk or a criminal. But most of these things could just be talked up to celebrities who under stress

[@5lim.0]

Ryan Lochte only at 20 is crazy. Bro should have been stripped of all of his medals and barred from all competitions for life

[@NiqueSmith]

Johnny Manizel is an embarrassment for both of Texas A&M Aggies & the Cleveland Browns.

[@NiqueSmith]

Lance Armstrong, O. J. Simpson & Tonya Harding will regret what they did as sports criminals.

[@thedragonauthority]

How long before we get a top 30 version of list with these 20 entries with 10 new ones?

[@Matthew-tc9jn]

Jim Everett became a legion and did not ruin his Carrer.

[@NiqueSmith]

Lamar Odom is the worst heel for the reality series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."

[@gharra7]

Take a shot every time they use Lance Armstrong saying "yes" on Oprah and the accidental mispronunciation of OJ's name when the verdict is read in one of their videos

[@matthewbaduria]

Ron Artest won an NBA championship in 2010 with the Lakers, and that piece was a title run.

[@firstlast4070]

Artest won a championship after that ...I wouldn't called that a career ruined

[@Cruz0881]

Artest went into the crowd and attacked an innocent fan. He should have never been able to play basketball after that

[@moonlightxlines]

Oh no zizou's career was never the same. He went on to win 3 CL Finals in a row as a coach

[@jaymeetorres0510]

those media sometimes coz of outburst then suddenly the player's career "ruined"

[@StraightFashionMan]

Jim Everett did not ruin his career by attacking Jim Rome. In fact a lot of people thought Rome asked for it and Everett did what he had to do.

[@TheMulToyVerse]

I’m not sure how #16 & #15 “ruined their careers” Alomar clearly kept playing and patched things up with the ump in question and the tennis guy seemingly just made a fool of himself for a bit and kept going… no ramifications or stiff penalties; no lasting damage to their career, just embarrassing footage of them being idiots

[@Brown87]

First, most of these athletes aren't known outside of the US; just a fact 🇺🇲 Second, most still went on to have successful careers despite these incidents 🏅

[@AJ-xc4qe]

That reminds me, is there a Trainwreckords or even Regretting The Past-type series for athletes?

[@johntyson]

“There was a time when Pistorius was among the most famous Paralympic sprinters around.” Lolol

[@greykelley8086]

Steve Moore was the one that ruined his own career, not Bertuzzi. Moore broke “the Code” and paid the harshest of consequences for it. Bertuzzi went on to play another productive decade in the league. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Sanchezx22]

Idk about infamous player but you probably seen nba player tyler honeycutt had a shoot out with cops in 2018

[@SnakeEaterGaming]

16:59 that’s not Michael Vick. That’s Kevin Kolb. Vick wore #7.

[@javanmartin9021]

Zidane was retiring after the game so how was his career ruined?

[@therealDJG]

As bad as it was the Malice in the Palace didn’t ruin his career. It ruined Jermaine O’Neals tho.

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

You know I thought Kyle Larson did. I was very wrong.

[@Treizzle84]

Roberto Alomar and Derek Anderson does not belong in this list.

[@RetroJ77]

Instead of this, how about Top 20 Athletes Who's Careers Were Ended Due To Injuries.

[@kevindagame]

LOL, wasn't OJ's career already over? How about Antonio Brown? Or Deshawn Watson

[@jordana7843]

He went on to win a championship but his career was never the same. This video could have been vetted mored

[@denicebragg1954]

How oj blow his career,he was retired and found not guilty. Then got arrested for going to get stuff that was stolen from him.

[@TheRealJohnnieBlaze]

How exactly did alomar and youzhny ruin their careers?? One got thrown out of a game the other hurt himself once.

[@rap4thahood]

You just stopped at 20?

[@tmoore4075]

Bertuzzi played 10 more seasons. Career wasn't quite ruined.

[@5lim.0]

8:39 oh no. Not $2100. That’s like 7 grand today

[@kenterminateddq5311]

21:31 Anyone surprised by WatchMojo's number one pick for the "Top 10 Athletes Who Ruined Their Career"? RIP, BTW.

[@competitionglen]

A few career ruined but bank accounts still very healthy

[@4sevn]

that wasn't vick when you showed the footage of that eagles qb running getting mauled by the packers

[@katherineknapp4370]

Crazy and sad

[@Digimonfan-w9o]

How about top 20 most powerful digimon and top 30 most powerful digimon

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Carrigan: "WHYYYYYY!! WHYYYYYY!!" 😆

[@TheCholopolo209]

An earbite taints Tysons career.......I thought rape tainted it.

[@ZackBlackwood97]

With some of these, I don't think you guys know what 'ruined' means

[@usuckthereturn]

War: Jim Rome calling out minor league hockey players to cripple Gordie Howe’s attempt to play a fifth decade on the ice.

[@danmorrison8194]

No mention of Tyson going to jail for rape?

[@COMPFUNK2]

Sorry, but I’m never going to understand women like Janay Rice, who was assaulted by Ray and then she still married him.

[@Камолова-ъ9щ]

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[@KimberlyLetsGo]

Mark and Mike Bell, twins that played in the NFL but were caught selling cocaine. They stated that during the recorded phone calls that they were making real estate deals. Funny that the real estate was being sold by the gram. Only Mike returned and played pro again. Mark used the excuse that he had lost too much weight in jail to be picked up. But I guess he was too much of a liability and not a good enough player for any time to want.

[@chipsdad5861]

Ray Carouth

[@connorrivers995]

In what way did number 16 and 15 ruin their career?

[@bigdaddychuro7571]

Henry Ruggs

[@usuckthereturn]

Let Tanya return, figure skating needs it!!!

[@IlGreven]

John McEnroe. 1981. AKA the second of five WimbleDon wins. Way to ruin a career. And I highlight the D because it's WimbleDon, not WimbleTon...

[@tylergoodman3560]

The juice was loose. 🎉

[@StanHalen1936]

Unemployed bot

[@tylergoodman3560]

@StanHalen1936 Back to your boring generic comments, Stannyboy? 🎉

[@Jayden.Hefner]

🎉

[@tylergoodman3560]

@Jayden.Hefner Got nothing to say, troll? 🎉

[@titfortatpeterpan]

so athletes are not this smart wow i being shocked next u explain me celeb. are psychos no way

[@Heathcoatman]

Wow, whoever made this video has no idea what the word 'ruined' means. The majority of these players careers werent ruined by these incidents. Artest had more than 10 years in the league following the incident, including a championship. Jim Everrett had absolutely zero repercussions from the Rome incident and had career highs in completions, pass attempts and passing percentage following the incident, and it could be argued that the incident started the downfall of Rome's career. Manziel was partially cut for his off-field behavior, but the real problem that got him cut was he refused to learn the playbook, refused to take his job seriously, and his performance was terrible on the field. The Browns wouldnt have cut him if he was playing well. I could keep going for many more of these, particularly McEnroe (who is better known because of his rants than he would be without them, and had many successes following these incidents) but it's clear the word 'ruined' isnt understood by whoever made this clickbait.

[@megadong2398]

Nerd

[@melissagrant4178]

I was also thinking the same thing

[@IlGreven]

Dude can't even say the name of the tennis tournament correctly...

[@SnakeEaterGaming]

Weird video and list. Half these athletes didn’t have their careers ruined?

[@sdc9184]

Ummm Artest played for the Lakers after the incident......and won a championship so how did that ruin his career lol??

[@REALmikegordan]

So, no Colin Kaepernick, no Antonio Brown, and yet you have OJ Simpson, who had already retired and was in the hall of fame at that point, and you had a bunch of athletes whose just had some mild controversies and not much else?

[@gfear24]

How does protesting against systemic racism "ruining " anything? If anything, it exposed just how racist the owners of the NFL are, and has done nothing but prove how embarrassingly racist the US is at all levels.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Wait…..number 4 this guy had a girlfriend who actually lived with him….so then he hears someone in his house his house that he knows his girlfriend lives in as well….and decides to attack them?….like unless he didn’t think she wasn’t supposed to be there that seems very extreme. If my mom or my sister is home and I don’t realize it but I hear someone my first thought would not be to attack the person. It would be to find out if it’s my mom or my sister

[@Aunini]

*CHRIS!*

[@Vernagene72]

Pete Rose

[@nunyabidness3363]

Oj was innocent!

[@emilypemily4]

RAE CARRUTH!

[@megalon73]

I shock Stupid, Hope Solo. did't make it here on this list. She was big trouble maker for Woman's soccer.

[@TyronStDenis]

That's Not those Athletes Falt at this Time it was a Mistake and Life is Always been a Mistake at this Time plus I Know that the NASCAR Racer's Got Suspended for there Mistakes by Wreaking there Personal Team Driver's like Kyle Larson and Chase Eliat Got Suspended by there Crew Chiefs as well but I Seen that's Chase Eliat Got Suspended by His own NASCAR Crew Chief from Wreaking his Personal Teamate Driver Danny Hamlion at Charlotte NC Li He Did that to Him in Richmond VA That's what it Happens when those NASCAR Drivers Ruined there Careers in Motorsports like That.

[@melissagrant4178]

Look what Kyle Larson did, yes he did come back

[@okedogg]

This list is awful... John McEnroe amongst others that actually saved their careers... Y'all running out of ideas...oh dear!!

[@Ian84ish]

Hansie Cronje