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The worst athletes of 2011 gave us reasons to follow our most beloved sports teams inly to end up disappointed and heartbroken when these highly touted athletes stunk it up. Whether they promised something fabulous then failed miserably, like one LeBron James, or got injured right after you wasted a first-round pick on them in your fantasy football draft, like one Peyton Hillis, or found another way to fail, these athletes each stand out from the pack as the biggest stinkers of the year.

It's easy to fault a favorite athlete after they do something stupid, such as the stomp attack heard round the world by Detroit Lions fan favorite Ndamukong Suh on Thanksgiving, but sometimes it's often when athletes do nothing that they disappoint us the most.

Athletes make big money and it's often those mind-blowing monster contract that end up burning the team ponying up the money and the fans, who expect a lot from the deal, in the end. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, White Sox slugger Adam Dunn, New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk and so many others signed huge contracts in 2011 only to severly underperform or not play at all the next season.

Other times, we only hate athletes because they are associated with other people we love to hate in 2011, such as their significant others. Anyone not living under a rock this year knows of the Kardashian family, which, for 72 days at least, included two NBA players, Lamar Odom and Kris Humphries. The reruns of Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's wedding may be done and Kris Humphries' brief courtship with Kim Kardashian may be dunzo but we can't help but rank both Odom and Humphries as two athletes we've heard enough about already.

Like all good relationships, being a good sports fan takes a lot of work and assuredly always comes with good times or bad. Not everyone can be among the top athletes of the year and that would be boring anyway. If nothing else, these worst athletes of 2011 keep it interesting for all of us viewers at home.

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Rank     Name Born Nationality Birthplace
  1. 1
    Up 28
    Down 22
    1980
    United States of America
    Newport News
    Most Listed
  2. 2
    Up 42
    Down 20
    1984
    United States of America
    Akron
  3. 3
    Up 26
    Down 13
    1976
    United States of America
    Chicago
    Controversial
  4. 4
    Up 23
    Down 14
    1987
  5. 5
    Up 24
    1981
    United States of America
    Hartsville
  6. 6
    Up 9
    Down 30
    1982
    United States of America
    Darlington
  7. 7
    Up 11
    1981
    United States of America
    Long Beach
  8. 8
    Up 20
    1986
    United States of America
    Long Beach
  9. 9
    Up 10
    1980
    United States of America
    San Diego
  10. 10
    Up 17
    Down 28
    1976
    United States of America
    New Orleans
  11. 11
    Up 33
    Down 15
    1975
    United States of America
    Cypress
  12. 12
    Up 21
    1986
    United States of America
    Long Beach
  13. 13
    Up 20
    1985
    United States of America
    Orlando
  14. 14
    Up 23
    Down 34
    1987
    United States of America
    Philippines
    Controversial
  15. 15
    Up 23
    Down 13
    1984
    United States of America
    Dallas
  16. 16
    Up 20
    1979
    United States of America
    Houston
  17. 17
    Up 8
    Down 14
    1987
    Canada
    Cole Harbour
  18. 18
    Up 29
    1978
    United States of America
    Miami
  19. 19
    Up 9
    Down 11
    1981
    United States of America
  20. 20
    Up 15
    1986
    Conway
  21. 21
    Up 19
    1985
    United States of America
    Minneapolis
  22. 22
    Up 9
    Down 17
    1981
    United States of America
    Aschaffenburg
  23. 23
    Up 13
    1978
    Abilene
  24. 24
    Up 17
    Down 12
    1981
    United States of America
    Decatur
    Most Passionate
  25. 25
    Up 10

    Ilya Kovalchuk

    1983
    Russia
    Tver
  26. 26
    1988
    United States of America
    North Hollywood
  27. 27
    Up 10
    1981
    United States of America
    Houston
  28. 28

    Felix Jones

    1987
    United States of America
    Tulsa
  29. 29
    1984
    United States of America, Puerto Rico
    Staten Island
  30. 30
    Up 14
    1979
    United States of America
    Jamaica
    Controversial
  31. 31
    Up 10
    Down 13
    1982
    United States of America
    Chicago
    Controversial
  32. 32

    Jayson Werth

    1979
    Springfield
  33. 33
    Up 7
    Down 11
    1988
    United States of America
    Tampa
  34. 34
    Up 15
    1975
    United States of America
    Washington Heights
  35. 35

    Shonn Greene

    1985
    United States of America
  36. 36
    Up 8
    Down 15
    1982
    United States of America
    Beloit
  37. 37

    Garrett Hartley

    1986
    United States of America
    Southlake
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