Top 10 Players In Uniforms That Just Look Wrong. What player tops your list?

[deejaydana]

This is an interesting look back at some legendary players and where they ended up in the twilight of their respective careers. I have to admit the picture of Favre in a Vikes uni is, well, really strange looking (even after he played last year for the Jets). I had forgotten some of these moves (Olajuwon ended up in Toronto?) but the question is this:

Which was your most painful player move/defection? For me the strangest that I never acclimated to was Joe Montana in a Chiefs jersey. What's your personal choice?

Link to article:

http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/players_in_wrong_uniforms/intro.html

[rincewind]

Joe Namath in a Rams jersey, Ronnie Lott in a Jets jersey, Jerry Rice in Seattle, OJ Simpson in a 49ers jersey.

Non football: Wayne Gretzky in a Blues jersey.

[stickyshooZ]

These two immediately come to mind:

[MattFancy]

My list of weird moves would be:

1. Jordan/Wizards

2. Emmit Smiff/Cardinals

3. Favre/Jets/Vikings?

4. Reggie White/Panthers

5. Art Monk/Jets

[rincewind]

Ozzie Smith is an interesting one. He played for the Padres BEFORE the Cardinals, but its still weird seeing pictures of him in a San Diego jersey.

[Corcaigh]

Michael Westbrook in a football uniform.

[stickyshooZ]

Michael Westbrook in a football uniform.

:hysterical:Good one.

I also have to add Boomer Esiason in a Jets uniform.

[dchogs]

art monk in green

reggie white as a packer, though i got used to that one fairly quickly.

dave winfield as a padre (similar to ozzie, he played there first)

[Dallsux]

Which was your most painful player move/defection?

Most paingful is Art Monk in a Jets/Eagles uni.

Joe Montana/Marcus Allen in Chiefs.

Russ Grimm as a Steeler.

[DieselPwr44]

Art Monk in an Eagles uniform.

Robert Parish in a Bulls or Hornets uniform

John Riggins in a Jets jersey

Dominique Wilkins in a Celtics jersey

[Dallsux]

John Riggins in a Jets jersey

He started as a Jet, tho. So, shouldn't it be the other way around, for the sake of the thread? Not that it was painful to see Riggo in a Redskins jersey, but rather, maybe someone else should be placed there instead of him...just a thought.

[rincewind]

Rickey Henderson in any jersey not an A's or Yankees jersey. So that includes San Diego, Toronto, NYM, Angels, Mariners, Red Sox ( :puke: ), and finally, the Dodgers.

[ljs]

For me the Art Monk in Philthy- as a Skins fan...

and Deion as a Skin- I hated that.

so wait- did Brett actually sign w/ Vikings? I knew it might be..

[stickyshooZ]

so wait- did Brett actually sign w/ Vikings? I knew it might be..

Nothing has officially happened, but I think conventional wisdom points to him signing with them some point soon. I bet defenses (esp. in that division) are licking their lips at the opportunity to pick him off some more.

[mattsb84]

Bruce Smith/Andre Reed as Skins was odd.

Thurman Thomas with the Fins.

Chris Carter as an iggle.

Deion Sanders as a skin

Jerry Rice as Raider/Seahawk

Emmit Smith as a Cardinal

Reggie White as a Panther

Brett Favre Jets/Vikings (when it happens).

John Randle as a Seahawk.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

Patrick Ewing in a Sonics and Magic jersey.

[Ryman of the North]

For me the Art Monk in Philthy- as a Skins fan...

and Deion as a Skin- I hated that.

so wait- did Brett actually sign w/ Vikings? I knew it might be..

Yup, and Montana as a chief as he was one of my favourite players growing up.

[Patrick86L]

Braves fan here so I gotta put John Smoltz on. After 22 years as a Brave this just doesn't look right...

[deejaydana]

Actually, I'm going to add Marcus Allen to that list of mine. Even though I hate the Raiders on a level I normally reserve for just the Cowboys, seeing Allen in a Chiefs uni at the end of a great career just didn't look right to me. Once again, Evil Al Davis at work! I still think he refuses to retire Allen's number. What a schmuck he is.

[RammsteinSkins]

Lavar as a Giant.

Stephen Davis as a Panther.

Favre as a Jet.

Ben Gordon as a Piston

[ACW]

:doh:

[stickyshooZ]

Kwame Brown? The same Kwame Brown who ended up being a collossal bust? I haven't followed basketball in awhile...

[rincewind]

Dale Hunter in an Avs jersey.

Peter Bondra in a Senators jersey.

Sergei Fedorov in a Ducks or Blue Jackets jersey - though he looked great in a Caps jersey.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Kwame Brown? The same Kwame Brown who ended up being a collossal bust? I haven't followed basketball in awhile...

Kwame Brown is an average player in the league still. And I think ACW's point was that it was wrong to see him in the hometown's team uniform because he was such a horrible pick (in a weak draft.)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Frank Robinson in an Indians uniform:

Willie Mays as a Met: