Manziel wouldn’t have made this list a few months ago, but it seems like all the various media outlets do is talk about him. I’m pretty sure every third word on SportsCenter is Manziel. Don’t worry, no one will talk about him again after the SEC opener against Alabama.
There may not be a more polarizing figure in all of sports. His addition to the L.A. Galaxy after a successful European career sent shock waves around the U.S. Everyone seemed to know the name Beckham. He even married a Spice Girl. The Beckhams were the celebrity world’s first Jay-Z and Beyonce.
When you bring gold home to the USA, you become very popular very fast. Come to think of it, his popularity spread almost as fast as a certain picture of him at a college party.
James is an amazing athlete. The only thing crazier than his talent is his fans. Say LeBron James and bad in the same sentence on Twitter and Miami Heat fans will hunt you down, while Cleveland Cavaliers fans will worship you.
Love him or hate him, Tim Tebow is a media darling. If you speak his name three times in the mirror, Skip Bayless will appear.
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