The Worst Decisions In Sports History

The XVIII Worst Decisions in Sports History*
FILES,- MARCH 10: In this file photo dated 15 February 1994, former Chicago Bulls basketball player Michael Jordan warms up before his first spring workout with the Chicago White Sox in Sarasota, FL. The retired basketball superstar is hoping to win a spot on the major league team. (COLOR KEY: Golden boucle on belt) AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP/Getty Images)
FILES,- MARCH 10: In this file photo dated 15 February 1994, former Chicago Bulls basketball player Michael Jordan warms up before his first spring workout with the Chicago White Sox in Sarasota, FL. The retired basketball superstar is hoping to win a spot on the major league team. (COLOR KEY: Golden boucle on belt) AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP/Getty Images)

The cruelty of sports is that a single brain fart can define an entire career. But feel no pity for the idiots on this list: They deserve that permanent dunce cap welded to their pin heads

*Note: Since we are all geniuses with the benefit of hindsight, this is a list of decisions that were clearly idiotic at the time they were made. No one knew, for instance, that Ryan Leaf would turn out to be a moody turd, except for everyone who knew Ryan Leaf personally.

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