The Lighter Side: Biggest jersey blunders

Every year, sports fans of struggling teams buy jerseys of players who are supposed to "save the franchise." Whether it's the expensive authentic version or the bargain $15 Wal-Mart knock-offs, jerseys symbolize a fan's belief in one player's ability to take his/her team to "the next level" or improve from a long losing streak. Teams capitalize on those hopes and market the hell out of a product along the lines of P.T. Barnum's famous alleged quote: "There's a sucker born every minute."

Q: What was your worst sports jersey purchase? Rk list Votes 1st 2nd 3rd 1 Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins 13 7 4 2 2 Ryan Leaf, San Diego Chargers 11 7 2 2 3 Tim Couch, Cleveland Browns 9 6 2 1 4 Charles Rogers, Detroit Lions 8 7 1 - 4 Daunte Culpepper, Miami Dolphins 8 7 1 - 5 Ki-Jana Carter, Cincinnati Bengals 8 6 - 2 6 Terrell Owens, Philadelphia Eagles 6 3 3 - 7 Cade McNown, Chicago Bears 6 3 2 1 8 Akili Smith, Cincinnati Bengals 5 3 2 - 9 Brian Bosworth, Seattle Seahawks 5 2 3 - 10 Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons 4 3 - 1 10 Randy Moss, Oakland Raiders 4 3 - 1 10 Rashaan Salaam, Chicago Bears 4 3 - 1 11 Rick Mirer, Seattle Seahawks 4 2 2 - 12 Curtis Enis, Chicago Bears 4 1 - 3 13 David Carr, Houston Texans 3 2 1 - 14 Mark Chmura, Green Bay Packers 3 2 - 1 14 Ron Dayne, New York Giants 3 2 - 1 15 Kordell Stewart, Pittsburgh Steelers 3 1 1 1 16 Tracy McGrady, Orlando Magic 3 1 - 2 17 Carl Pavano, New York Yankees 3 - 1 2 17 Jeff Garcia, Cleveland Browns 3 - 1 2 18 Aaron Brooks, New Orleans Saints 2 2 - - 18 Andy Katzenmoyer, New England Patriots 2 2 - - 18 Bobby Hoying, Philadelphia Eagles 2 2 - - 18 Chris Speilman, Cleveland Browns 2 2 - - 18 Eric Lindros, New York Rangers 2 2 - - 18 Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers 2 2 - - 18 Gus Frerotte, Washington Redskins 2 2 - - 18 Harold Miner, Miami Heat 2 2 - - 18 J.J. Stokes, San Francisco 49ers 2 2 - - 18 Jake Plummer 2 2 - - 18 Jeremy Shockey, New York Giants 2 2 - - 18 Maurice Clarett, Denver Broncos 2 2 - - 18 Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins 2 2 - - 18 Shawn Kemp, Seattle SuperSonics 2 2 - - 18 Todd Bertuzzi, Florida Panthers 2 2 - - 18 Tommy Maddox, Pittsburgh Steelers 2 2 - - 19 A.J. Feeley, Miami Dolphins 2 1 1 - 19 Browning Nagle, New York Jets 2 1 1 - 19 Cecil Collins, Miami Dolphins 2 1 1 - 19 David Boston, San Diego Chargers 2 1 1 - 19 Duce Staley, Pittsburgh Steelers 2 1 1 - 19 Herschel Walker, Minnesota Vikings 2 1 1 - 19 Joe Smith 2 1 1 - 19 Joey Harrington, Detroit Lions 2 1 1 - 19 Len Bias, Boston Celtics 2 1 1 - 19 Maurice Clarett, Ohio State Buckeyes 2 1 1 - 19 Randy Johnson, New York Yankees 2 1 1 - 19 Willis McGahee, Buffalo Bills 2 1 1 - 20 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants 2 1 - 1 20 Chuck Knoblauch 2 1 - 1 20 Rex Grossman, Chicago Bears 2 1 - 1 20 Rick Mirer, Chicago Bears 2 1 - 1 21 Deion Sanders, Atlanta Braves 2 - 2 - 22 Chris Webber, Philadelphia 76ers 2 - 1 1 22 Edgerrin James 2 - 1 1 23 David Boston, Miami Dolphins 2 - - 2 24 A.J. Burnett, Toronto Blue Jays 1 1 - - 24 Albert Belle, Baltimore Orioles 1 1 - - 24 Anthony Young, New York Mets 1 1 - - 24 Antwaan Randle El, Pittsburgh Steelers 1 1 - - 24 Austin Kearns 1 1 - - 24 Bob Huggins, Cincinnati Bearcats 1 1 - - 24 Bobby Hurley, Sacramento Kings 1 1 - - 24 Brandon Stokley 1 1 - - 24 Brendan Shanahan, Hartford Whalers 1 1 - - 24 Carlos Boozer, Cleveland Cavaliers 1 1 - - 24 Carlos Rogers 1 1 - - 24 Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals 1 1 - - 24 Cedric Ceballos, Los Angeles Lakers 1 1 - - 24 Chris Gratton, Philadelphia Flyers 1 1 - - 24 Chris Washburn 1 1 - - 24 Chris Webber, Golden State Warriors 1 1 - - 24 Christian Laettner, Team USA 1 1 - - 24 Clinton Portis, Denver Broncos 1 1 - - 24 Courtney Brown, Cleveland Browns 1 1 - - 24 Dave Brown 1 1 - - 24 Deion Sanders, Baltimore Ravens 1 1 - - 24 Deion Sanders, Washington Redskins 1 1 - - 24 Domanick Davis 1 1 - - 24 Don Majkowski, Green Bay Packers 1 1 - - 24 Doug Johnson, Buffalo Bills 1 1 - - 24 Drew Bledsoe, Dallas Cowboys 1 1 - - 24 Ed O'Bannon, New Jersey Nets 1 1 - - 24 Ed O'Bannon, UCLA Bruins 1 1 - - 24 Elvis Grbac, Kansas City Chiefs 1 1 - - 24 Erik Kramer, Chicago Bears 1 1 - - 24 Germane Crowell 1 1 - - 24 Glen Rice, Charlotte Hornets 1 1 - - 24 Grey Manchester United second strip jersey 1 1 - - 24 Guy LaPointe, Boston Bruins 1 1 - - 24 Hakeem Olajuwon - Toronto Raptors 1 1 - - 24 Heath Shuler, Washington Redskins 1 1 - - 24 Hershel Walker, Minnesota Vikings 1 1 - - 24 Jason Schmidt 1 1 - - 24 Jeff Garcia 1 1 - - 24 Jeff George, Oakland Raiders 1 1 - - 24 Jeff George, Washington Redskins 1 1 - - 24 Jevon Kearse 1 1 - - 24 Jim Zorn 1 1 - - 24 Joey Belle 1 1 - - 24 John Abraham 1 1 - - 24 John Rocker, Texas Rangers 1 1 - - 24 Juan Gonzalez, Detroit Tigers 1 1 - - 24 Julius Jones, Dallas Cowboys 1 1 - - 24 Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Miami Dolphins 1 1 - - 24 Keith Foulke, Boston Red Sox 1 1 - - 24 Kevin Kaesviharn, Cincinnati Bengals 1 1 - - 24 Kordell Stewart, Chicago Bears 1 1 - - 24 Koren Robinson, Seattle Seahawks 1 1 - - 24 Kwame Brown, Washington Wizards 1 1 - - 24 Kyle Boller, Baltimore Ravens 1 1 - - 24 Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets 1 1 - - 24 LaVar Arrington, New York Giants 1 1 - - 24 Lawrence Phillips, St. Louis Rams 1 1 - - 24 Michael Peca 1 1 - - 24 Micheal Vick, Atlanta Falcons 1 1 - - 24 Mike Phipps, Chicago Bears 1 1 - - 24 Mike Piazza, New York Mets 1 1 - - 24 Nomar Garciaparra, Chicago Cubs 1 1 - - 24 Pat Swilling, Detroit Lions 1 1 - - 24 Patrick Ramsey, Washington Redskins 1 1 - - 24 Peerless Price, Atlanta Falcons 1 1 - - 24 Penny Hardaway, Orlando Magic 1 1 - - 24 Peter Forsberg, Philadelphia Flyers 1 1 - - 24 Phil Plantier, Boston Red Sox 1 1 - - 24 Quentin Griffin, Denver Broncos 1 1 - - 24 R.J. Soward, Jacksonville Jaguars 1 1 - - 24 Rasheed Wallace, Atlanta Hawks 1 1 - - 24 Ricky Watters, Philadelphia Eagles 1 1 - - 24 Ricky Williams, New Orleans Saints 1 1 - - 24 Rob Johnson 1 1 - - 24 Roberto Alomar, New York Mets 1 1 - - 24 Rod Brind'Amour, Philadelphia Flyers 1 1 - - 24 Sandy Alomar, New York Mets 1 1 - - 24 Santana Moss, New York Jets 1 1 - - 24 Scott Mitchell, Detroit Lions 1 1 - - 24 Shane Matthews, Chicago Bears 1 1 - - 24 Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks 1 1 - - 24 Simeon Rice, Arizona Cardinals 1 1 - - 24 Steve Francis, Houston Rockets 1 1 - - 24 Tavian Banks, Jacksonville Jaguars 1 1 - - 24 Terrell Owens 1 1 - - 24 Terrell Owens, San Francisco 49ers 1 1 - - 24 Tim Couch, Cleveland Brown 1 1 - - 24 Travis Henry 1 1 - - 24 Ty Law, New England Patriots 1 1 - - 24 Ty Law, New York Jets 1 1 - - 24 Tyrone Wheatley, New York Giants 1 1 - - 24 William Green 1 1 - - 24 Willie Jackson, Dallas Cowboys 1 1 - - 24 Yatil Green, Miami Dolphins 1 1 - - 25 Albert Belle 1 - 1 - 25 Andre Rison 1 - 1 - 25 Andre Wadsworth, Arizona Cardinals 1 - 1 - 25 Andre Ware, Detroit Lions 1 - 1 - 25 Barry Horowitz, Montreal Canadiens 1 - 1 - 25 Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions 1 - 1 - 25 Barry Zito 1 - 1 - 25 Bernie Kosar, Cleveland Browns 1 - 1 - 25 Bethel Johnson, New England Patriots 1 - 1 - 25 Bo Kimble 1 - 1 - 25 Brad Johnson 1 - 1 - 25 Brett Farve, Atlanta Falcons 1 - 1 - 25 Carlos Carson 1 - 1 - 25 Charles Barkley, Houston Rockets 1 - 1 - 25 Chris Carter, Miami Dolphins 1 - 1 - 25 Chris Claiborne, Detroit Lions 1 - 1 - 25 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala, Pittsburgh Steelers 1 - 1 - 25 Chris Thomas 1 - 1 - 25 Curtis Conway, Chicago Bears 1 - 1 - 25 Daunte Culpepper 1 - 1 - 25 Deion Sanders, San Francisco 49ers 1 - 1 - 25 Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles 1 - 1 - 25 Doug Flutie, Buffalo Bills 1 - 1 - 25 Drew Bleadsoe 1 - 1 - 25 Drew Bledsoe 1 - 1 - 25 Dujuan Wagner 1 - 1 - 25 Jaromir Jagr, Washington Capitals 1 - 1 - 25 Jason Williams, New Jersey Nets 1 - 1 - 25 Jay Williams, Chicago Bulls 1 - 1 - 25 Joey Harrington 1 - 1 - 25 Justin McCariens, New York Jets 1 - 1 - 25 Karim Abdul Jabbar, Miami Dolphins 1 - 1 - 25 Karim Abdul-Jabar, Miami Dolphins 1 - 1 - 25 Kaz Matsui, New York Mets 1 - 1 - 25 Kenyatta Walker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 - 1 - 25 Latrell Sprewell, Golden State Warriors 1 - 1 - 25 Lawrence Philips, San Francisco 49ers 1 - 1 - 25 Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis Colts 1 - 1 - 25 Michael Bishop 1 - 1 - 25 Mike Mamula 1 - 1 - 25 Neil O'Donnell, New York Jets 1 - 1 - 25 Nomar Garciapparra, Boston Red Sox 1 - 1 - 25 Pacman Jones, Tennessee Titans 1 - 1 - 25 Pat Kelly 1 - 1 - 25 Paul LoDuca, Florida Marlins 1 - 1 - 25 Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks 1 - 1 - 25 Personalized New York Knicks jersey 1 - 1 - 25 Priest Holmes, Kansas City Chiefs 1 - 1 - 25 Robert Edwards, New England Patriots 1 - 1 - 25 Ron Dayne 1 - 1 - 25 Sammie Smith, Miami Dolphins 1 - 1 - 25 Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs 1 - 1