Top 5 Reality TV Stars Athletes Should Have Avoided

Sometimes athletes make bad relationship choices.

Here’s the top 5 former spotlight seeking stars of Reality TV that athletes should have stayed away from.

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5. Jessica Simpson

Being an Eagles fan, I loved the whirlwind that Jessica Simpson seemed to cause around Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. She was Romo’s bad luck charm and remained headline news for the team all year. The most prominent incident occurred when the Cowboys lost to the Giants in the divisional playoffs, when Romo and Simpson went on a trip during the Cowboy's bye week.

Romo caught a lot of criticism both from his team and from football analysts for the incident. Even President Bush got in on the action as he made reference to the relationship after the Giants went on to win the Super Bowl XLII. During the Giants’ White House reception, the president joked, "We're going to send Jessica Simpson to the Democrat National Convention."

4. Kim Kardashian

Speaking of the Cowboys, Miles Austin becomes the second NFL player to date Kim Kardashian. So after Reggie Bush did the Heisman on Kim a little while ago I guess Miles Austin was willing to catch her on the rebound. I hope both those men realize that she has a sex tape with fellow reality TV “star” Ray-J that quite possibly every man watching them play on Sundays has already seen.

If that’s not a turn-off already, now the Saints cornerbacks have an easy way of getting into Austin’s head. Maybe during an NFC playoff game a simple reminder that he is dating Reggie’s leftovers might make him drop a game winning catch in the end zone.

3. Kendra Wilkinson

Everyone knows that when you go to the Playboy mansion, you are supposed to just have fun with the girls, not marry them. Hank Baskett apparently didn’t get that message. Not only did he marry a playmate, but a playmate with a sex tape as well. The most embarrassing part of this may be the fact that Wilkinson might just be more famous than Baskett is…

2. Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander

Yep I’m talking to you Shaq. Once Flavor Flav has hooked up with a girl, it might be necessary to quarantine her from the rest of the population. Most of the girls on that show are just desperate for any sort of attention they can generate and every other reality show has already denied them. Why else would you make out with Flavor Flav?

This girl may be especially bad because of rumors with her involvement with Lil’ Wayne and the entire Cash Money crew. Shaq you can do better than an entire rap label’s leftovers. Oh, and she also has a sex tape out there. Her new nickname in Boston is the Big Distraction…

1. Tila Tequila

This has to be the worst decision Merriman’s ever made in his life, because it might also be a career ender. Maybe she’s the reason that his performance has slipped over the past couple years.

She started out as a nude model, then had a horrible reality show and followed that up with a horrendous attempt at a singing career. I think Merriman let her no-talent personality rub off on him.