NFL Lockout: 10 Most Outrageous Things NFL Players Are Doing To Pass the Time

The NFL lockout isn't just making football fans go crazy.  The players' brains are being affected just as much.

They're doing things you would've never thought possible, like getting real jobs and getting in trouble (OK, that's not too surprising).  Some are just substituting other forms of competition for football to satisfy their competitive drive.

It's not enough to just go to voluntary workouts.  Players need more than that to entertain themselves throughout the day.

Here are 10 of the most outrageous things NFL players are doing to pass time:

10. Zbikowski: Puff, Puff, Pass

Baltimore Ravens safety Tommy Zbikowski is boxing this offseason, but that's not the only way he's spending his time.  After a match, he tested positive for marijuana.  The tests were negative after another run, but still.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards has also joined him in the ring, but apparently hasn't smoked him yet.

9. Bruton Back to School

There's only one logical explanation for any professional athlete to ever want to return to high school: to coach.  Well, I guess if you need a quick buck it becomes an option too.

The Denver Broncos David Bruton worked as a substitute teacher after the NFL season ended.  At only 23 years old and drafted in the fourth round, Bruton doesn't have enough money to sit on until the work stoppage has ended.

8. Davis Gets a Job at the Mall

Britt Davis is now working where a lot of teens get their first job.  OK, I don't really know if it's at a mall, but like his teammate David Bruton, Davis needed to get a job that wasn't as glamorous as simply starring in a reality TV show.

He was offered a job as a store manager at Abercrombie & Fitch.  Store manager—at least it beats working the cash register.  As a 25-year-old undrafted player, any money works.

7. Sione Goes Spielberg

Speaking of reality television shows, Sione Pouha didn't get offered a spot on one either.  Disappointed, he decided to make his own.

Pouha recorded his own shows and posted them on YouTube.  His series is called "Life of a Lockout."

6. Tim Tebow Wrote a Book

Reading a book during the offseason sounds outrageous enough, but Tim Tebow actually wrote a book.  His autobiography, Through My Eyes, brought thousands of crazed fans flocking to the quarterback to get a copy signed.

In between book signings, Tebow played golf, and as you can see, he lifted weights too—a lot of weights.

5. Brett Lockett Texted Kim K

Brett Lockett heard about Bruton and Davis and was like, "Get a what?!"  Instead of getting a job to pay the bills, Lockett went to the press saying that he had a physical relationship with Kim Kardashian right after she got engaged.  

Programs ask him for interviews, he gets cash.  Of course, "physical relationship" turned into "texting" pretty quick as the two had never met face to face. 

4. Tom Got His Carnival on

If you're a Tom Brady hater, or even just a New England Patriots hater, have fun with this one.

Brady skipped watching film to go to a carnival.  From his dance at 0:24 to being the only one in the entire place clapping, he couldn't have possibly looked more awkward.

3. Rashard Reppin' Osama

Rashard Mendenhall's fumble in the Super Bowl was enough to make Steeler fans hate him.  He gave them one more reason after he made Pittsburgh the center of controversy for the second straight offseason.

Mendenhall answered those celebrating Osama Bin Laden's death on Twitter saying, "It's amazing how people can HATE a man they have never even heard speak. We've only heard one side..." and "I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style."  

He should follow in Tebow's footsteps and write a book: How To Lose Even More Respect Than After You Hump Your QB On Live Television.

2. Kenny "Pacman" Britt

Pacman prefers strip clubs, Kenny Britt cars.  Either way, they each get in a similar amount of trouble.

In early April, Britt was arrested after losing in a police chase.  This month, he plead guilty to reckless driving.  The very next day, he was charged with resisting arrest.

Boy do the Titans know how to pick them.  Pacman, Vince Young, Britt—Chris Johnson's bound to do something stupid soon.

1. Ocho Being Ocho

Chad Ochocinco began his offseason with some soccer.  Nothing too outrageous there, but after failing to make an MLS team, he began to look at bigger, more crazy things.

You could say that the man who once raced a horse has an obsession with competing with animals.  First, he tried to ride a bull.  He failed miserably, managing to stay on for 1.5 seconds.

For his next challenge, Ochocinco planned to wrestle snakes, but instead chose to raise the bar a bit.  Ocho's next opponent isn't Darrelle Revis or Nnamdi Asomugha—it's an alligator.  He's not too worried about getting hurt for football though, as he told the media, "If he bites me, I can still play with one arm. (Then) I can kick, seriously."

I think it's pretty safe to say as much as he's entertained football fans on the field during his career, he'll probably be even more entertaining off of it.  I can see it now: "Chad vs. Wild."

David Daniels is an NFL Featured Columnist at Bleacher Report and a Syndicated Writer. Follow him and Bleacher Report Swagger on Twitter.