India, Sept. 4 -- Considered to be among the greatest wide receivers of all time, Michael Irvin has always been a controversial figure in NFL history. In 1998, he assaulted Dallas Cowboys teammate Everett McIver. The incident was triggered after Irvin demanded that McIver leave a barber's chair as he didn't want to wait for a haircut.

The pair soon began to brawl in the shop, and teammate Leon Lett tried to intervene. During the brawl, Irvin ended up grabbing a pair of scissors and stabbing McIver in the neck, barely missing his carotid artery. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones also reportedly brokered a six-figure settlement between the duo, in exchange for McIver's silence and to prevent him from pursuing criminal charges.

Recently, Irvin ope...