Kurt Warner Retires

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Kurt Warner Retires; Grocery Bagger Turned QB Star
Topic Started: Friday Jan 29 2010, 07:02 PM (134 Views)
WeatherManNX01	Friday Jan 29 2010, 07:02 PM Post #1
WE ARE...PENN STATE! Posts: 14,131 Group: Commissioner Member #4 Joined: December 9, 2005 NFL Team New England Patriots NBA Team Boston Celtics NHL Team Boston Bruins NCAA Team Penn State Nittany Lions	ESPN Kurt Warner has called an end to one of the great storybook careers in NFL history. The 38-year-old quarterback announced his retirement from the game on Friday after a dozen years in a league that at first rejected him, then revered him as he came from nowhere to lead the lowly St. Louis Rams to two Super Bowls, winning the first of them. Written off as a has-been, he rose again to lead the long-suffering Arizona Cardinals to the Super Bowl a year ago. Warner, a man of deep faith who carried a Bible to each postgame news conference, walked away with a year left on a two-year, $23 million contract, knowing he still had the skills to play at the highest level. "It's been an amazing ride," he said. "I don't think I could have dreamt it would have played out like it has, but I've been humbled every day that I woke up the last 12 years and amazed that God would choose to use me to do what he's given me the opportunity to do." Warner had one of the greatest postseason performances ever in Arizona's 51-45 overtime wild card victory over Green Bay on Jan. 10, but sustained a brutal hit in the Cardinals' 45-14 divisional round loss at New Orleans six days later. Full article.



PSUSyr5	Friday Jan 29 2010, 08:14 PM Post #2
The Board Idiot Posts: 12,504 Group: Referee Member #6 Joined: December 11, 2005 NFL Team Philadelphia Eagles NBA Team Denver Nuggets NHL Team Buffalo Sabres NCAA Team Penn State Nittany Lions, Syracuse Orange	He definitely had a great career throughout professional football, not just with the NFL. It'll be interesting to see who the Cardinals pick to replace him, whether it be Leinart, someone from the draft, or a veteran from another team.



WeatherManNX01	Tuesday Feb 2 2010, 07:06 PM Post #3
WE ARE...PENN STATE! Posts: 14,131 Group: Commissioner Member #4 Joined: December 9, 2005 NFL Team New England Patriots NBA Team Boston Celtics NHL Team Boston Bruins NCAA Team Penn State Nittany Lions	Mike Vick! Seriously, I think Kurt Warner is a lock for the Hall of Fame. I don't know that he'll be a first-ballot entry, but I can't imagine any reason why he shouldn't be voted in (and keep in mind that the HoF is the Professional Football Hall of Fame, which means that his career with the Iowa Barnstormers in the AFL should be considered as well). And he's a classy and cool guy. Not to bash Brett Favre, but he seems kinda standoffish to me. Warner, on the other hand, is very relaxed, cool, calm, collected...he's a guy with whomI would feel very comfortable having a random conversation.



Cougar	Tuesday Feb 9 2010, 09:14 PM Post #4
Posts: 8,707 Group: Deputy Commissioner Member #9 Joined: February 4, 2006 NFL Team Detroit Lions NBA Team Toronto Raptors NHL Team Montreal Canadiens	If Kurt Warner doesn't go into the HoF, then the world might as well just end.



WeatherManNX01	Tuesday Feb 9 2010, 10:20 PM Post #5
WE ARE...PENN STATE! Posts: 14,131 Group: Commissioner Member #4 Joined: December 9, 2005 NFL Team New England Patriots NBA Team Boston Celtics NHL Team Boston Bruins NCAA Team Penn State Nittany Lions	I'd like to see Kurt Warner on TV as an analyst somewhere next year. I think he'd be great at it.



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