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Juice Pro Bowl Elite Player Joined: Tue May 03, 2011 2:12 pm Posts: 984 Location: Minnesota	Retiring Players Thread Just thought I'd keep track of NFL players that are retiring/retired. I'll do my best to keep this updated but feel free to post any new reports or rumors as they come or if I've missed someone. Al Harris Olin Kreutz Jason Taylor Derrick Mason Jim Kleinsasser Jon Kitna LaDainian Tomlinson [Contemplating] Jeff Saturday [Contemplating] Hines Ward [Rumored] Steve Hutchinson [Rumored] Matt Birk [Rumored] _________________ "They say no matter how hard you work, there's always someone, somewhere working harder than you. Guess what? I'm that someone." -Kevin Garnett Last edited by Juice on Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:20 pm, edited 4 times in total.
Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:13 pm

S197 Hall of Famer Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:28 pm Posts: 5524 Location: Hawaii	Re: Retiring Players Thread Went to high school with Olin Kreutz. He's only two years older than me and he's already retired.... Meanwhile I'm probably looking at another 30+ years of work.
Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:26 pm

NextQuestion All Pro Elite Player Joined: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:43 am Posts: 1325 Location: Minneapolis	Re: Retiring Players Thread what was Olin's deal? Didn't he just quit the saints after a few games? _________________ Pull yr 84 jerseys out.
Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:02 pm

dead_poet Commissioner Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:30 pm Posts: 13355 Location: Des Moines, Iowa	Re: Retiring Players Thread Just saw that Kitna is retiring. _________________ “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” --- Bill Shankly
Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:24 pm

Juice Pro Bowl Elite Player Joined: Tue May 03, 2011 2:12 pm Posts: 984 Location: Minnesota	Re: Retiring Players Thread dead_poet wrote: Just saw that Kitna is retiring. Thanks, updated. _________________ "They say no matter how hard you work, there's always someone, somewhere working harder than you. Guess what? I'm that someone." -Kevin Garnett
Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:15 pm

Canadian Viking Pro Bowl Elite Player Joined: Fri Jul 18, 2003 11:25 am Posts: 525 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Re: Retiring Players Thread Matt Birk (rumoured) http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=765739-ravens-matt-birk-expected-to-retire
Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:32 pm

Juice Pro Bowl Elite Player Joined: Tue May 03, 2011 2:12 pm Posts: 984 Location: Minnesota	Re: Retiring Players Thread Canadian Viking wrote: Matt Birk (rumoured) http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=765739-ravens-matt-birk-expected-to-retire Thanks. ----- Original post updated with Matt Birk and Jeff Saturday. *EDIT* 1/23/2012- Abdullah cleared to continue playing. Taken off list for now. _________________ "They say no matter how hard you work, there's always someone, somewhere working harder than you. Guess what? I'm that someone." -Kevin Garnett
Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:04 pm

dead_poet Commissioner Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:30 pm Posts: 13355 Location: Des Moines, Iowa	Re: Retiring Players Thread Per Schefter: Quote: One of the great runs in the NFL has come to an end: Ravens running back Ricky Williams plans to retire. _________________ “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” --- Bill Shankly
Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:12 pm

Eli Hall of Famer Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2004 5:52 pm Posts: 5419 Location: Colorado	Re: Retiring Players Thread If Hutchinson retires it would be a big relief for the Vikings. It won't make them any better, but it would keep them from being in a position of either releasing him, badly overpaying him, or trying to get him to renegotiate his contract. It always strikes me as a little ugly for both parties when a guy at the end of his career is forced to take a pay cut. The team looks ungrateful and the guy looks like he's holding on too long to his flagging career. Another thing it would do is force the Vikings to get serious about overhauling their horrible offensive line. They can't keep relying on a fading Hutchinson, can't keep trying to get another full season out of the oft-injured Herrera, and cannot keep hoping that Loadholt will magically get better. They need to do something NOW, even if their hand has to be forced.
Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:54 pm

dead_poet Commissioner Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:30 pm Posts: 13355 Location: Des Moines, Iowa	Re: Retiring Players Thread Sad news but obviously for the best. Kris Dielman - G - Chargers Chargers LG Kris Dielman (concussions) made his retirement official on Thursday. In an emotional press conference, the four-time Pro Bowler made it clear that retirement is "what I have to do, not what I want to do." Chargers OL Hal Hunter told Dielman, "You're not my son, but if you were, there ain't no way I'd you back on that field." Dielman's retirement leaves the Chargers with vacancies at center and on the entire left side of the offensive line. _________________ “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” --- Bill Shankly
Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:30 pm

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