![\"Aaron](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aaron_Hernandez.jpeg\")
The grisliest story on this list is that of Aaron Hernandez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tight end for the New\nEngland Patriots was drafted in the fourth round in 2010 and went on to play\nthree seasons for them. Everything came crashing down in 2013, though, when he\nwas arrested and charged with murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hernandez was convicted of the\nmurder of Odin Lloyd and jailed for life, without the possibility of parole. He\nwas also indicted for a double murder; however, he was acquitted of these in\n2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hernandez\u2019s story would come\nto an end on April 19, 2017, when he committed suicide in his prison cell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Oscar Pistorius – Athletics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Oscar](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Oscar_Pistorius-.jpg\")
Image: Chris Eason\/Flickr, CC BY 2.0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOscar Pistorius was hailed throughout the world as an inspiration, becoming a massive name in athletics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After winning gold medals at the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics, he would go on to become the first amputee to run in the Olympics<\/a>. His fall from grace, however, would be a shocking one.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2013, Pistorius was arrested\nin South Africa for shooting his girlfriend. He claimed he shot her thinking\nshe was an intruder, but the judge disagreed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He initially got a light\nsentence but this was later changed to 13 years in prison, meaning he\u2019ll be\neligible for parole in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Johnny Manziel – NFL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Johnny](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnny_manziel.jpeg\")
Image: Twitter\/SNFonNBC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nJohnny Manziel is proof of what happens when a player doesn\u2019t take his sport seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He came into the NFL with the\nnickname \u201cJohnny Football\u201d and was expected to do big things. He played for the\nCleveland Browns during the 2014-15 season but would never play in the NFL\nagain after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manziel\u2019s problem? His own\npersonal discipline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had a number of black marks\nagainst his name when he finished his collegiate career, and he then had\ntrouble with the law in 2015 and 2016, with a 2016 domestic violence incident\nbeing the last straw for the Browns, who cut him after one season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Ryan Lochte – Swimming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Ryan](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ryan_Lochte-1024x683.jpeg\")
Image: JD Lasica\/Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nRyan Lochte won multiple gold medals spanning the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, becoming one of swimming\u2019s biggest stars in the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything came crashing down\nduring the Rio Olympics, though, when he claimed to have been robbed –\nsomething that was untrue and led to a suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident in Brazil wasn\u2019t\nthe only one to dent Lochte\u2019s career, as he also received a 14-month suspension\nin 2018 for receiving a \u201cprohibited intravenous infusion\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although Lochte had a\nsuccessful career, he could have done more had his misbehavior not caught up\nwith him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Tonya Harding – Figure Skating<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Tonya](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonya_harding.jpeg\")
Image: YouTube<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTonya Harding has certainly had an eventful life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, she even had a Hollywood movie made about her, called I, Tonya<\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\nShe was the 1989 Skate America\nchampion, as well as US champion in 1991 and 1994 (although she was stripped of\nher 1994 title). Additionally, she competed in the Olympics twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Controversy struck in 1994,\nwhen Jeff Gillooly, Harding\u2019s ex-husband, attacked her main rival, Nancy\nKerrigan. After a trial, she was convicted of conspiracy to hinder prosecution.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was then banned for life by\nthe United States Figure Skating Association and would never skate\nprofessionally again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Lamar Odom – NBA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Lamar](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lamar_Odom.jpeg\")
Image: Bridget Samuels\/Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe story of Lamar Odom is a well-known one in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The New Yorker was drafted in\n1999 and went on to play for the Clippers, Heat, Mavericks and the Clippers\nagain. During his career, he won the NBA Championship twice, plus he married Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout Odom\u2019s career, he was regularly in trouble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most notably, he was found unconscious in a brothel<\/a> in Nevada in 2015 after taking cocaine and had to be put on life support before recovering. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHe never played in the NBA again and admitted that his drug use had contributed to his career finishing earlier than it should have done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Ray Rice – NFL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Ray](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ray_Rice.jpg\")
Image: Keith Allison\/Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s no doubting that Ray Rice is a legend among NFL fans, playing for the Ravens for five seasons and winning the Super Bowl in 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only Jamal Lewis has rushed\nfor more yards for the Ravens than Rice, and he could have challenged Lewis for\nthe record, had his career not come to an early end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2014, Rice was arrested<\/a> after footage emerged of him assaulting his then-fianc\u00e9e in a casino elevator. He was suspended by the NFL and released by the Ravens, then later convicted. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAfter successfully appealing his\nconviction, his suspension was overturned, but he\u2019s never returned to the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Michael Vick – NFL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Michael](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael_vick.jpeg\")
Image: Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhen Michael Vick entered the NFL, big things were expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was drafted by the Falcons\nand then signed a lucrative six-year deal to become their franchise quarterback,\nwhich followed by a 10-year extension, after leading his team to a number of impressive\nvictories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things unravelled in 2004, when\na truck owned by Vick was discovered with a large amount of marijuana inside,\nalthough he wasn\u2019t charged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was then sued for giving a woman an STD, before being arrested for being part of a dog fighting ring<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nVick went to prison,\neventually returning to the NFL but never reaching his potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Paul Gascoigne – Soccer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Paul](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paul_Gascoigne.jpeg\")
Image: sconosciuto\/Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nPaul Gascoigne – or \u201cGazza\u201d, as he was affectionately known – was a sensation when he first burst onto the soccer scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was seen as one of the\nworld\u2019s biggest stars and had the skill needed to take him to the very top.\nAfter the 1990 World Cup, he secured a big money move to Italy, and everything\nseemed to be good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly, by 1998, Gazza was, in\nhis own words, at \u201crock bottom\u201d, having been signed into rehab due to alcohol\nabuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since then, Gazza\u2019s mental\nhealth has been a constant source of speculation in the tabloids, leaving many\nto wonder what he could have achieved had it not been for his well-publicized\ndemons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Israel Folau – Rugby<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Israel_Folau.jpg\")
Image: David Molloy\/Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe final name on this list is Israel Folau. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Folau is a rugby player from\nAustralia and is still regarded as one of the best talents of his generation.\nHe\u2019s played for his country in both codes – league and union – and he holds the\nrecord for the most tries ever scored in Super Rugby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Folau is a devout Christian and his views on homosexuality<\/a> saw his contract with Rugby Australia terminated in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFolau would sue and eventually win a settlement in December 2019, however, it\u2019s doubtful his career will ever reach the same heights again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oscar Pistorius was hailed throughout the world as an inspiration, becoming a massive name in athletics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After winning gold medals at the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics, he would go on to become the first amputee to run in the Olympics<\/a>. His fall from grace, however, would be a shocking one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2013, Pistorius was arrested\nin South Africa for shooting his girlfriend. He claimed he shot her thinking\nshe was an intruder, but the judge disagreed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He initially got a light\nsentence but this was later changed to 13 years in prison, meaning he\u2019ll be\neligible for parole in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Johnny Manziel is proof of what happens when a player doesn\u2019t take his sport seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He came into the NFL with the\nnickname \u201cJohnny Football\u201d and was expected to do big things. He played for the\nCleveland Browns during the 2014-15 season but would never play in the NFL\nagain after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manziel\u2019s problem? His own\npersonal discipline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He had a number of black marks\nagainst his name when he finished his collegiate career, and he then had\ntrouble with the law in 2015 and 2016, with a 2016 domestic violence incident\nbeing the last straw for the Browns, who cut him after one season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ryan Lochte won multiple gold medals spanning the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, becoming one of swimming\u2019s biggest stars in the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything came crashing down\nduring the Rio Olympics, though, when he claimed to have been robbed –\nsomething that was untrue and led to a suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The incident in Brazil wasn\u2019t\nthe only one to dent Lochte\u2019s career, as he also received a 14-month suspension\nin 2018 for receiving a \u201cprohibited intravenous infusion\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Although Lochte had a\nsuccessful career, he could have done more had his misbehavior not caught up\nwith him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tonya Harding has certainly had an eventful life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, she even had a Hollywood movie made about her, called I, Tonya<\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n She was the 1989 Skate America\nchampion, as well as US champion in 1991 and 1994 (although she was stripped of\nher 1994 title). Additionally, she competed in the Olympics twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Controversy struck in 1994,\nwhen Jeff Gillooly, Harding\u2019s ex-husband, attacked her main rival, Nancy\nKerrigan. After a trial, she was convicted of conspiracy to hinder prosecution.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n She was then banned for life by\nthe United States Figure Skating Association and would never skate\nprofessionally again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The story of Lamar Odom is a well-known one in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The New Yorker was drafted in\n1999 and went on to play for the Clippers, Heat, Mavericks and the Clippers\nagain. During his career, he won the NBA Championship twice, plus he married Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout Odom\u2019s career, he was regularly in trouble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most notably, he was found unconscious in a brothel<\/a> in Nevada in 2015 after taking cocaine and had to be put on life support before recovering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He never played in the NBA again and admitted that his drug use had contributed to his career finishing earlier than it should have done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s no doubting that Ray Rice is a legend among NFL fans, playing for the Ravens for five seasons and winning the Super Bowl in 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Only Jamal Lewis has rushed\nfor more yards for the Ravens than Rice, and he could have challenged Lewis for\nthe record, had his career not come to an early end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2014, Rice was arrested<\/a> after footage emerged of him assaulting his then-fianc\u00e9e in a casino elevator. He was suspended by the NFL and released by the Ravens, then later convicted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After successfully appealing his\nconviction, his suspension was overturned, but he\u2019s never returned to the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Michael Vick entered the NFL, big things were expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was drafted by the Falcons\nand then signed a lucrative six-year deal to become their franchise quarterback,\nwhich followed by a 10-year extension, after leading his team to a number of impressive\nvictories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Things unravelled in 2004, when\na truck owned by Vick was discovered with a large amount of marijuana inside,\nalthough he wasn\u2019t charged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was then sued for giving a woman an STD, before being arrested for being part of a dog fighting ring<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vick went to prison,\neventually returning to the NFL but never reaching his potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Gascoigne – or \u201cGazza\u201d, as he was affectionately known – was a sensation when he first burst onto the soccer scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was seen as one of the\nworld\u2019s biggest stars and had the skill needed to take him to the very top.\nAfter the 1990 World Cup, he secured a big money move to Italy, and everything\nseemed to be good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sadly, by 1998, Gazza was, in\nhis own words, at \u201crock bottom\u201d, having been signed into rehab due to alcohol\nabuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since then, Gazza\u2019s mental\nhealth has been a constant source of speculation in the tabloids, leaving many\nto wonder what he could have achieved had it not been for his well-publicized\ndemons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The final name on this list is Israel Folau. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Folau is a rugby player from\nAustralia and is still regarded as one of the best talents of his generation.\nHe\u2019s played for his country in both codes – league and union – and he holds the\nrecord for the most tries ever scored in Super Rugby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Folau is a devout Christian and his views on homosexuality<\/a> saw his contract with Rugby Australia terminated in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Folau would sue and eventually win a settlement in December 2019, however, it\u2019s doubtful his career will ever reach the same heights again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n3. Johnny Manziel – NFL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
4. Ryan Lochte – Swimming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5. Tonya Harding – Figure Skating<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
6. Lamar Odom – NBA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
7. Ray Rice – NFL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
8. Michael Vick – NFL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
9. Paul Gascoigne – Soccer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
10. Israel Folau – Rugby<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n