10. Tony Romo
Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Appeal: 27%
Takes lot of heat for a good quarterback who has never harmed anyone or been in trouble off the field. That’s life with the high-profile Cowboys - when you don’t get to the Super Bowl, people find a way to blame the QB.
9. Kobe Bryant
Guard, Los Angeles Lakers
Appeal: 27%
Always polarizing, and still feeling residual heat from a 10-year-old rape allegation that was never prosecuted.
8. Kurt Busch
NASCAR Driver
7. Michael Vick
Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles
Appeal: 23%
See Metta World Peace - reputations take a while to come back. At least Vick is moving steadily down the list from the top spot he used to occupy.
6. Alex Rodriguez
Third Baseman, New York Yankees
Appeal: 22%
Where to even start with A-Rod, the human drama that’s entering the 10th year of a Broadway run? That’s longer than 'Jersey Boys.' Depending on the outcome of his latest PED fiasco, Rodriguez could easily shoot higher.
5. Metta World Peace
Forward, Los Angeles Lakers
Appeal: 21%
NBA bad boy has been on good behavior for a while now, but old images die hard.
4. Jay Cutler
Quarterback, Chicago Bears
Appeal: 21%
Seen as standoffish with teammates and the public. Fair or not, the sight of Cutler riding a stationary bike on the Bears’ sideline after pulling himself from a 2011 playoff game still lingers as a symbol of softness.
3. Tiger Woods
Golfer
Appeal: 19%
His image hasn't improved that much since his highly publicized infidelity problems of a few years ago, in part because he hasn’t won much.
2. Manti Te'o
Linebacker, University of Notre Dame
Appeal: 15%
Apparently the online girlfriend hoax wasn’t his idea, but most people figure he embellished the extent of the relationship for personal attention. Te'o's appeal rating went from 88% to 15% almost overnight.
1. Lance Armstrong
Appeal: 15%The doping confession to Oprah didn’t yield much sympathy. In a virtual tie with Manti Te'o at the top, but Armstrong's broader name recognition gives him the nod.
