Top 10 Football Criminals and Songs that Define Them
You'll never guess what's on these players' playlists
With all the news about Michael Vick and Donte Stallworth's legal disputes, we looked into some of the most notable criminals -- alleged and convicted -- who played the gridiron game. While the list was far bigger than we could imagine, we trimmed the fat and picked just 10.
Check out these ex-players-turned-convicts and their defining music songs:
1. Michael Vick, QB (Baha Men's Who lets the dogs out)
The joke is both tasteless and obvious, but then so is Michael Vick. The team that was 100% out of the running for Vick was the Browns.
2. Plaxico Burress, WR (Aerosmith's Janie's Got a Gun)
When Plaxico Burress' gun accidentally discharged in his pants, he wasn' on the run like Janie, he was at a night club. No sympathy for Burress. Maybe that's why the judge sentenced Plaxico to two years after he plead guilty to holding a concealed, unregistered firearm.
3. Ray Lewis, LB (The Go-Gos'Our Lips are Sealed)
Who knew that the run-stomping Ray Lewis was a Go-Go fan? After Ray Lewis' MVP performance in the Super Bowl, his lips were sealed too. And his sealed lips only cost his friends their freedom:
4. OJ Simpson, RB (Three Six Mafia's Sippin' on some Syrup)
What list of criminals would be complete without "The Juice"? His legal trouble began with his wife's murder in the '90s, and continued when he was caught attempting to steal his own memorabilia. At least we all can breathe a little easier knowing the Juice is no longer loose:
Three 6 Mafia - Sippin On Some Syrup (Official Music Video) - Click here for more home videos
5. Nate Newton, OL (Cypress Hill's Dr. Greenthumb)
Newton got busted in Louisiana with 213 pounds of marijuana. The cop pulled him over for committing a traffic infraction. Maybe it is just us, but running stop signs with a trunk full of cannabis doesn't make sense. Newton mistook the police sirens for a Popsicle truck. How high was he?
6. Lawrence Taylor, LB (Buckcherry's Lit Up)
While a linebacker, LT spent thousands on crack for himself and prostitutes for his opponents. Those who fell for LT's dirty trick would be exhausted Sunday morning from philandering, only to have to face a cracked-out linebacker. Nice.
7. Michael Irvin, WR (Andre Nickitina's Ayo for Yayo)
With all the cocaine he's snorted, it's a wonder Michael Irvin has any nose left. Irvin can't seem to put those wild party nights to rest -- in 2005, he was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia after police pulled him over for speeding.
8. Ricky Williams, RB (The Tores' Smoke Two Joints)
Anyone who quits football because it "hurts too much" is a sissy or a pothead. When Mr. Williams unexpectedly retired from professional football, we learned that he fit both categories.
9. Barret Robbins, OL (NWA's F#$% the Police)
Robbin's run-in with the law occurred when he attacked three police officers. The cops did what any person would do when a 300 pound nose tackle charges you at you full speed. They shot him twice in the chest. Barret must have missed that school lecture. You know, the one about not attacking armed police officers.
10. Alonzo Spellman, DL (John Denver's Leaving on a Jet Plane)
Spellman was leaving on a jet plane when he started terrorizing passenger. His erratic behavior forced an emergency landing. When the plane landed on the ground, Spellman told the pilot "I am about to rip your throat out."
