You love him, you love him not.

In 2011, Ndamukong Suh ranked as the most liked player in the NFL according to a Forbes poll with an appeal score of 71 percent. But you stomp on one player during America's perfectly nice Thanksgiving dinner and all of the sudden you're the bad guy.

"Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, the second overall pick in 2010 whose early popularity slipped into reverse as he developed a reputation for dirty play," the October 2012 poll said. "Suh, whose appeal registers at just 19%, was suspended by the league last season for stomping on a Green Bay Packers lineman in front of a national TV audience on Thanksgiving Day."

But now it appears that Suh is back in the good graces of the American public. An apparent kick to the groin? Pshaw. Did you hear about Manti Te'o? According to Forbes, all it took was decades of cheating and a fake dead girlfriend to make Suh more likable.

In the most recent poll of fans conducted by Neilsen and E-Poll Market Research aimed at finding out where athletes stand in terms of popularity, Suh was remarkably absent.

"Among the most disliked of 2012 who escaped the list this year are Kris Humphries, no doubt a one-shot wonder after his quickie marriage to Kim Kardashian landed him in the tabloids, and LeBron James, who shook off a lot of the negativity surrounding his "decision" thanks to an NBA title and an Olympic gold medal. Also dropping off: Plaxico Burress (gun bust), Ndamkong Suh (dirty play), and Terrell Owens (all-around pot stirrer), memories of whom are fading quickly."

Full List: The 10 Most Disliked Athletes In America

Matt Schaub and Warren Sapp did not contribute to this report.

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