Brett Favre and the 25 Worst Mentors in Sports

Cam Newton is preparing for the NFL draft and he has announced his mentor—the one and only Brett Favre.

Newton has signed with the same agent as Favre and is looking forward to having the 'ole gunslingers phone number in his cellie.

Favre will teach him how to force throws, alienate teammates and coaches while over-staying your welcome. After the year Favre had, it's funny to think of him in a mentor's role.

This story begs the question—who makes the list of the worst mentors of all time?

Glad you asked...

25. Alex Rodriguez

He may have all the talent in the world, but he sure knows how to embarrass himself with the media.

A-Rod loves dating famous people and the jokes are endless.

Ever since he got divorced he has had incredibly weird stories written about him and his latest love interests.

Kate Hudson, Madonna and now Cameron Diaz have all fallen for the awkward slugger and moments like Sunday's Super Bowl happen.

Warning: having A-Rod as a mentor may result in your girlfriend feeding you popcorn on the most-televised T.V. show ever.

24. Ozzie Guillen

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CHICAGO - AUGUST 29: Manager Ozzie Guillen #13 (L) and Mark Buehrle #56 of the Chicago White Sox enjoy a ceremony retiring former player Frank Thomas' number 35 before a game against the New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field on August 29, 2010 in Chicag

The Oz is not the public relations mentor you need.

There is no filter with Ozzie and he will tell you like it is. Most people love that trait in a person, well everyone but the front office of your organization.

Don't take advice from Ozzie unless you are good at public apologies and always having to clarify your statements.

23. Chris Anderson (Birdman)

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Need a tattoo mentor? Look no further.

Birdman wins the award for most tatted-up player in the league.

The Nuggets have already taken to the Birdman’s mentoring and have won the most tattooed player in the league award.

Congrats.

22. Vince Carter

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PHOENIX, AZ - JANUARY 30: Vince Carter #25 of the Phoenix Suns reacts to a non call by the referee late in the fourth quarter of the NBA game against the New Orleans Hornets at US Airways Center on January 30, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated

Need a mentor to show you how to milk every little injury?

Need advice on how to specialize in the 20-foot fadeaway?

Carter was a figure skater in a basketball uniform when he first came into the league. The guy jumped over a seven-footer!

Now he is a slow-footed jump shooter that is never going to win a championship.

Not quite somebody you want to look up to you.

21. Vince Young

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SEATTLE - AUGUST 14: Quarterback Vince Young #10 of the Tennessee Titans passes during the preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field on August 14, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

One of the most immature players in the NFL is not your ideal mentor.

Yelling at teammates and coaches isn't a good look for a franchise QB. Neither is tossing your shoulder pads into the crowd after getting booed at home.

Punching guys at a strip club over a "Hook 'em Horns" hand signal takes the cake.

Beware young and impressionable QBs.

20. Dwight Howard

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Never have Howard mentor you in how to conduct pregame rituals.

Howard poked fun at LeBron and the Heat as well as the Celtics in the span of four days. He mimicked the hand chalk routine of LeBron and he went "HAM" all over Orlando, scoring an NBA season-high 51 points in a Heat win.

The Celts took it to the Magic in a double digit victory just three days later.

Tip for Dwight: just play the game.

19. Ryan Leaf

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A walking punchline— a list of biggest NFL draft busts isn't complete without Leaf.

The former No. 2 overall pick threw two touchdown passes and fifteen interceptions, passing for 1,289 yards and had a 45.3 percent completion percentage in his rookie season.

He was out of the league in just three seasons and ended up developing a substance abuse problem.

Not the guy you want to mentor any part of your life.

18. Brian Wilson

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SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 03: Pitcher Brian Wilson of the San Francisco Giants walks down the street during the San Francisco Giants victory parade on November 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

If you want to rage—this is your guy.

If you want to know how to party as hard as possible after wining the World Series—this is your guy.

If you want to grow the darkest beard known to man—this is your guy.

Other than that...not quite mentor material.

17. Terrell Owens

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DALLAS, TX - FEBRUARY 04: NFL player Terrell Owens attends GQ, Cadillac, Lacoste and Patron Tequila Celebrating the Coolest Athletes and the Big Game hosted by Andy Roddick at Hickory Street Annex on February 4, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Michael T

Putting his QBs on blast and performing sit-ups in driveways are a couple of T.O.’s favorite things.

He has bounced around the league like a ping-pong ball and can seemingly never find a home for more than a few seasons.

Not a coincidence.

T.O. the mentor wouldn’t teach you how to win—he would teach you how to lose with style.

16. Charles Barkley

Well, he said it himself and made a 30 second commercial to prove it.

The guy that can misquote himself in his own book is worthy of a spot on this list.

15. Antonio Cromartie

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PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 23: Mewelde Moore #21 of the Pittsburgh Steelers catches a pass over Antonio Cromartie #31 of the New York Jets in the third quarter of the 2011 AFC Championship game at Heinz Field on January 23, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Need a mentor for how to remember your kids names?

Don't take it from Cromartie.

He famously struggled to name all of his nine kids names on HBO's Hard Knocks. He has eight baby mama's and pays absurd amounts of money on child support.

What is the over/under on the amount of kids b-days he remembers? 3.5?

14. Tim Lincecum

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SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 03: Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants waves to the crowd during the San Francisco Giants victory parade on November 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

I'm sure "Big time Timmy Jim" would be a great mentor for any pitcher.

But a life mentor?

Kinda hard to accept life lessons from a guy that has a "Let Timmy Smoke" T-Shirt which half the city of San Francisco owns.

13. Bill Romanowski

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Does taking advice from a guy that is known for abusing steroids and ripping a teammates helmet off and crushing his eye socket with a punch, forcing the player into retirement, sound like a good idea?

12. LeBron James

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LeBron is not your guy when it comes to making hard, life-changing decisions in a timely manner that make everyone happy.

11. Roger Clemens

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Would not suggest taking legal advice from "The Rocket".

Lying under oath and being stubborn enough to drag a trial on until a painful and embarrassing ending occurs would not be considered ideal.

Not sure I would go for his family/friend advice either after watching him toss his wife and close friends under the bus in a weak attempt to save grace.

10. Serena Williams

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BEL AIR, CA - JULY 12: Professional tennis player Serena Williams (R) and TV personality Kim Kardashian attend pose during Serena's Pre-ESPYs House Party held at a private residence on July 12, 2010 in Bel Air, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Gett

The fashion designer and part-owner of the Miami Dolphins once was a tennis star.

Williams threatened to kill a line judge in the 2009 U.S. Open and caught a $10,500 fine. Even John McEnroe thought the punishment wasn't harsh enough.

I think there are better anger-management mentors out there.

9. Manny Ramirez

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ST PETERSBURG, FL - FEBRUARY 01: Manny Ramirez #24 of the Tampa Bay Rays talks with reporters at a press conference at Tropicana Field on February 1, 2011 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)

Looking for one of those exercise mentors that can whip you into shape in no-time?

Ramirez is not you guy.

Last week Ramirez suggested that he and fellow new Rays outfielder Johnny Damon play all 162 games in the regular season.

And by 162 games he meant Damon plays 100 and Manny play 62.

8. Rasheed Wallace

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The most underrated aspect of the NBAs crackdown on technical fouls is that the "King of T's" retired before the season even started.

Young NBA players learning how to act in a game from Wallace is like taking advice on how to be a good Christian from Charlie Sheen.

7. Deion Sanders

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Dez Bryant is nodding in agreement on this one.

As Bryant's mentor in college "Neon Deion" got busted having a dinner with the up-and-coming star. Dez ended up getting suspended for the majority of the final season of his college career.

Thanks for the help Deion!

He is a mentor for a lot of young kids, but hopefully he has learned his lesson in how to keep them out of the NCAA's doghouse.

6. Ben Roethlisberger

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ARLINGTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers gets sacked by Frank Zombo #58 of the Green Bay Packers during Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Roethlisberger is not a mentor you would want to be with when the sun went down.

Big Ben would be an awful wing-man at a bar.

5. Chad Ochocinco

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Chad’s your guy if you need a reality T.V. show mentor. He is a three show vet and his fiancee is the star of another one.
 
He is also the mentor for to have if you are looking to really piss off your boss or co-workers. Ochocinco is top’s in the league at that.

If you need a twitter mentor than there is nobody better in the world. He can show you how to tweet while playing his Mad Chad cell phone game and eating his Chad Ochocinc-O cereal.

4. Lawrence Taylor

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The best linebacker mentor of all-time shouldn't tell anybody how to run their lives off the field.

If you want to learn how to play in a NFL game while on cocaine...then there is nobody better.

3. Brett Favre

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DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 13: Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings walks on to the field after a 21-3 loss to the New York Giants at Ford Field on December 13, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Favre is going to tell Cam Newton how to effectively play the quarterback position in the NFL.

Let's hope that is the extent of this mentoring relationship. No career advice, mentoring on how to speak to team masseuses or examples of texts to fellow employees.

2. O.J. Simpson

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If you own O.J. Simpson memorabilia and he wants it back...just give it to him.

O.J. could mentor you in how to be a good running back or a good spokesman—just don't let him give you advice on what to do when you get pissed at your significant other.

Love advice is not his forte.

1. Ron Artest

Any guy that thanks his psychiatrist in the first moments after winning a championship deserve to be on the list.

Artest still hasn’t shaken the rep he earned at the ’04 brawl at the Palace, but that’s not really Ron Ron.
 
He is simply a guy that makes a lot of weird descions.

Showing up in the Lakers lockerroom during post-game showers when he was stil a member of the Rockets? Check
 
Pull down Paul Pierce’s shorts then send him a singing apolgy? Check
 
Getting pulled over in a race car? Check
 
Unless he is mentoring you on how to be bizarre in even the most mundane tasks, I would avoid Artest as a mentor.