NFL: Movie Character Equivalents for Peyton Manning and 5 NFL Personalities

The NFL is the most popular sport in the United States. It is currently in a lockout, and if a deal doesn't get worked out soon some regular-season games will be missed.

Some actors and actresses are just as famous if not more famous than some NFL superstars. Actors take on different roles in movies to challenge themselves and see how good of an actor they are. Some of their roles even resemble the roles of some NFL personalities to their respective franchise.

Here are a few people in the NFL and their movie character counterparts.

Mike Shanahan, Washington Redskins: Captain Frank Ramsey, "Crimson Tide"

Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan came to Washington with an agenda to establish a new culture.

He traded for Donovan McNabb and was quick to bench him when things weren’t going well. It is fair to say McNabb was not given a fair chance before being benched, despite learning a new system with a mediocre offensive line and running game.

Albert Haynesworth was disgruntled about the switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense, so what did Shanahan do? He publicly embarrassed the All-Pro when he couldn’t pass the mandatory conditioning test.

With Shanahan, it’s his way or the highway. That’s kind of how Capt. Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) ran the USS Alabama in "Crimson Tide."

When the second in command tried to object to what Ramsey was doing, Ramsey quickly exercised his authority to make sure everyone knew who was in charge.

Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears: Bruce Wayne, "The Dark Knight"

Jay Cutler is the quarterback of the Chicago Bears. He has the talent to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but he just turns the ball over too much with bad decisions.

He was accused of quitting on the Bears in this year’s NFC Championship game after sustaining an injury, but Cutler was still able to walk afterwards.

He isn’t generally well liked outside of the Bears' fan region, and even some Bears fans are upset with him now.

But Cutler has tough skin, as does Batman.

Batman in "The Dark Knight" only wanted to protect Gotham City, but his efforts were misconstrued by the public. They viewed him as a menace.

Despite society calling for his head, Batman kept trying to do what he thought was right.

Despite football fans criticizing him, Jay Cutler will continue to give 100 percent to the Chicago Bears.

Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans: Optimus Prime, "Transformers"

Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans is arguably one of the best running backs in the NFL. He dazzles fans everywhere with his elusiveness, cut backs and speed.

Unfortunately for Johnson though, he is pretty much the only threat on the Titans’ offense, and there aren’t many games the Titans can win without him having a huge performance.

This is similar to the "Transformers" movies. The Autobots' leader was Optimus Prime, and without him they didn’t have a chance to defeat the Decepticons—the Autobots were barely even a threat to the Decepticons without Optimus.

The Titans' leader is Chris Johnson, and without him they don’t have anyone who really scares defensive coordinators.

Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints: Olive Penderghast, "Easy A"

Reggie Bush is a running back in the crowded backfield of the New Orleans Saints, and it is unclear if he will ever play for them again.

Bush is a superstar—as a NFL player, that’s what you want, right?

He was the most electrifying player in college, dated Kim Kardashian and even models himself.

Olive Penderghast in "Easy A" was very well known at her high school. Everyone knew about her, even the teachers, but not for her good grades.

They thought she was a promiscuous girl who had thrown her morals out the window and was gaining popularity for something she was not. Her good grades, which should be the most important thing to any student, isn’t what made people learn her name.

The problem with Reggie Bush is that he is a NFL player before anything, but it is past achievements and everything he does off the field that keep him in the headlines.

Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts: Frank Lucas, "American Gangster"

Peyton Manning is one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game, and the past decade's success of the Indianapolis Colts is directly related to his stellar play.

Manning is similar to Frank Lucas in "American Gangster" because of how much these two men mean/meant to their respective organizations.

Both are killers too: Lucas kills you with his gun, Manning kills you with pinpoint accuracy.

While Lucas was on the street, the drug cartel had outstanding credibility. When Lucas was arrested, the entire family cartel went down with him.

Make no mistakes about it, if Manning ever gets injured, the Colts will struggle to be competitive.