NFL Hall of Shame

Here are 3 NFL players that I do not respect and have made my NFL Hall of Shame, either because of on-field or off-field activities... nugshots courtesy of The Smoking Gun:

Latest and greatest loser - Michael Irvin was arrested by Texas cops in November 2005 and charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia after Plano police pulled him over for speeding and found a multi-colored pipe with marijuana residue inside a Versace sunglass case tucked underneath the driver's seat of his 2005 Mercedes Benz. The 39-year-old former Dallas Cowboy wide receiver was booked into the city jail where he posed for his mug shot before posting bond. Irvin told officers that the drug equipment was his brothers, but then later told the Associated Press he was helping a friend kick the habit and he had taken his friend's drug paraphernalia and thats why it was in his car. Right...

Irvin's rap sheet includes a 1996 no contest plea to felony cocaine possession and an August 2000 marijuana bust, though that pot charge was later dropped. This guy should have been suspended from football a long time ago. ESPN suspended Irvin for one week for failing to inform them of the arrest. Wow, that sends a message... NOT.

Irvin, a semifinalist this year for the NFL Hall of Fame, should not only be removed from any and all commentator positions, he should also be denied entry to the Hall of Fame.


Receiver Randy Moss was arrested by Minneapolis police in September 2002 while playing for the Minnesota Vikings and charged with careless driving and failure to obey a traffic officer. The athlete was popped after allegedly driving his car into a traffic agent. Class act...


Deion Sanders was arrested in June 1996 by Florida cops and charged with misdemeanor trespassing. Lee County Port Authority Police caught Sanders, who played for the Dallas Cowboys at the time, fishing on a lake owned by the Southwest Florida International Airport. The 28-year-old defensive back had ignored "no trespassing" and "no fishing" signs posted on the property as well as an earlier law enforcement warning to stay away from the lake.