Former Viking Percy Harvin is the “most hated” player in the NFL

In a recent piece about the villains of the NFL, Sports Illustrated named Harvin the “most hated player in the locker room.” Other objects of pigskin ire include the New England Patriots and their frumpy field boss Bill Belichick, whose excessive Super Bowl wins and several “gate” scandals (spy and deflate) earned them “most hated” team and coach distinctions.

Redskins money guy Dan Snyder was dubbed most hated owner (no, the racist team name didn’t help), while party boy Johnny Manziel earned honors as the “most hated player by fans.” As for Harvin’s Minnesota years, Vikings fans were split when the team flipped the All Pro problem child to Seattle for three draft picks, including the 2013 first rounder that landed starting cornerback Xavier Rhodes.