Remember how easy it used to be to piss people off by wearing a sports
jersey? Rock an Eli Manning #10 New York Giants jersey to an NFL game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia and you'd get a Pat's cheesesteak thrown at your head. Sport a David Ortiz #34 Boston Red Sox jersey to an MLB matchup at Yankee Stadium in New York City and you'd get booed out of the bleacher seats. Get caught in a Kobe Bryant #24 Los Angeles Lakers shirt in Beantown and you'd get heckled for the entire game. The good old days!

But with all the cross-pollination of sports fans (Boston fans in NYC?!), the 24/7 sports news coverage and an endless stream of Sportscenter segments, it's harder than ever to get a rise out of people by wearing your favorite player's jersey. Still, that doesn't mean it can't be done. To prove it, we spent a couple hours scouring eBay for 10 of today's most offensive professional sports jerseys. Then we thought about some fun/interesting/downright inappropriate places for you to wear them. And all you need to do is slip one on to get back in the game. Let's go! See StreetLevel's list of the most offensive sports jerseys after the jump.

1) Michael Vick's #7 Atlanta Falcons jersey

OK, so this one is almost too easy. But let's raise the stakes here: There'll be hundreds of folks from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (aka those crazy-ass super-passionate PETA people) protesting for the outside Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia now that Michael Vick will be wearing an Eagles jersey this season. But what if you show up rocking his former team's duds? Well, you can pretty much expect to get treated like the dog that you are. (And, for the record -- and legal reasons -- we're not actually encouraging you to wear these jerseys to any of these locations. You could get hurt. But if you do, make sure the cameras are rolling. 'Cause a guy taking a "HIDE YOUR BEAGLE, VICK'S AN EAGLE!" sign to the back of the head? Well, let's just say we wouldn't mind posting that here at SL.)

2) Brett Favre's #4 Green Bay Packers jersey

So, Brett Favre is back. Again. But unlike last season when he retired from the Green Bay Packers, told everyone he was done for good and then signed with the New York Jets, Favre will have to answer to former Packer fans when his new team, the Minnesota Vikings, battle the Packers in Green Bay on November 1. And what better way to celebrate Brett's homecoming -- and fire up the hometown crowd -- than throwing on your old #4 jersey and grabbing a 32-ounce porterhouse from Brett Favre's Steakhouse in downtown Green Bay? Well done! Hopefully you won't run into this guy while you're wearing the jersey though.


3) Adam "Pacman" Jones's #21 Dallas Cowboys jersey

Wanna make sure nobody bothers you during your next trip to the strip club? Unfortunately, everyone on eBay seems to have forgotten that Pacman Jones once played for the Tennessee Titans . But you're in luck: Jones's jersey from his second NFL team (the one that hired personal security for him -- at least until he, you know, fought one of his own guards) is still stocked and priced to sell. Show up at the club in one of these jerseys next weekend and tell the bouncers you're ready for some fun. Something tells us the entire place will look like your own personal VIP section in no time.

4) O.J. Simpson's #32 Buffalo Bills jersey

Making a joke here about wearing this to your next marriage-counseling appointment would be insensitive, politically incorrect and wrong. But c'mon, this is an oldie and a goodie and we know you can come up with a way to offend your family, friends or at least a room full of memorabilia dealers wearing this one, right?

5) Antoine Walker's #8 Boston Celtics jersey

Ever see that episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" where Will Smith plays craps during casino night and, before long, the entire room is gathered around the table cheering for him? Yeah, if you show up inside a casino wearing Walker's jersey, there's probably gonna be a different kind of mob surrounding you.


6) Ron Artest's #91 Indiana Pacers jersey

There's only about 40 days left until the World March for Peace and Nonviolence jump-starts in New Zealand. Exciting! That leaves just enough time for you to grab a plane ticket and get Ron-Ron's jersey shipped your way.

7) Allen Iverson's #3 Bethel High School (Virginia) jersey

Q: Trouble getting a lane for Cosmic Bowling on Saturday night? A: We have "The Answer."

8) Patrick Kane's #88 Chicago Blackhawks jersey

It's gotta be pretty hard to offend cabbies. But if you're trying to hail a cab wearing the "NHL 10" cover boy's jersey? Well, you might as well be standing in the middle of New York City. At rush hour. In the pouring rain. Ya dig? (*Plus you get bonus points for owning an NHL jersey!)

9) Josh Hamilton's #32 Texas Rangers jersey

Sober, schmober. Let's say you've gotta pick up one of your buddies from one of those boring Alcoholic Anonymous meetings where everyone's all trying to "turn a new leaf" and "repair their marriages." Wear this jersey as a tribute to all the guys who know that every now and then you've gotta cut loose and (allegedly) relapse.

10) Chris Henry's #15 Cincinnati Bengals jersey

So what if you've never hidden marijuana from the cops in your shoe, partied with underage girls or allegedly done a lot of other alleged things that allegedly helped ruin your alleged NFL potential? Wear this to your next NFL party/ fantasy football draft/just about anywhere in the world and you can feel like you have-plus you'll totally creep your friends out!

Editor's Note: Did we forget to list your favorite offensive jersey? Leave a comment below or hit us on Twitter and let us know. And, as always, remember: We're just kidding. So lighten up. (Except for the bit about the crazy guy that's undoubtedly gonna show up wearing a Vick jersey at a PETA rally. We really want that video! Like, for real.)