What are the 10 best all-time athlete movie cameos ?

Two NFL legends will be sharing the big screen this February.

Former All-Pro running back Marshawn Lynch will have a role in a new action-comedy film titled Love Hurts (releasing Feb. 7) alongside FOX Sports analyst and Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson. Golden Globe and Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan plays a realtor who is pulled back into his past life of crime after his former partner resurfaces with a menacing message. 

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This made us think, which athletes have had the best cameos ever?

We took on the task of answering this question, diving into movies over the last couple of decades and ranking the 10 best athlete cameos of all-time.

A cameo is typically defined as a “small theatrical role usually performed by a well-known actor and often limited to a single scene.” What the athlete did in their respective scene – along with how big the movie was – were the main factors used in determining the list.

Athletes who played a major role in a movie will be included in our next edition of the Daily Ranker. Stars such as Anthony Edwards in Hustle, Michael Jordan in Space Jam, Ray Allen in He Got Game, Shaquille O’Neal in Kazaam, etc. will get their shot there.

While there are some obvious choices near the top, there are also some surprising names that made our list.

Where does your favorite athlete rank?

Let’s take a look:

10. Derek Jeter (The Other Guys)

In a 2010 comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell as two New York cops whose careers are lacking, Derek Jeter is only in this film for a moment, but his role is an important one in relation to the plot. Jeter is mistakenly shot by Wahlberg’s character (Terry Hoitz), preventing him from playing in Game 7 of the World Series. Hoitz is then branded the “Yankee Clipper,” sending his NYPD career down into the dumps. 

9. Brett Favre (There’s Something About Mary)

In this 1998 romcom starring Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, Brett Favre plays the ex-boyfriend of Diaz’s character (Mary Jensen). What makes his appearance so great is that he is repeatedly referenced as “Pac-Man” throughout the movie, but there were zero hints of him being a professional football player — let alone the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. In the end, Mary chooses “the good guy” and dumps Favre. 

8. Lance Armstrong (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story)

Lance Armstrong’s scene in this movie is unexpected and hilarious, as he gives Vince Vaughn’s character (Peter) a…