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Most disliked athletes? That's up for debate

Editor's note: In response to Forbes magazine's new list of most disliked people in sports , FOXSports.com national columnist Jen Floyd Engel and national writer Reid Forgrave held an email debate over the topic of hate.From: Reid ForgraveTo: Jen Floyd EngelDear Jen "Little Ball of Hate" Engel,So tell me, Jen: Why do we hate?I ask this because Forbes magazine today came out with its annual list of America's most disliked athletes. Topping the list was Michael Vick , still tainted by the dog-fighting scandal that he's gone to great lengths to make amends for, and then Tiger Woods, still tainted by the sex scandal that upended his personal life and, apparently, his golf game. Plaxico Burress comes in third, even though he already served his time for a gun crime that was more about stupidity than malice. And coming in fourth is, amazingly, Ndamukong Suh, the arm-stomping Detroit Lions defensive lineman who, get this, was ranked the most-liked player in the NFL by a Forbes poll just four m...

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