Justin Tuck announces retirement

Feb 1, 2016 at 3:51 PM

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Oakland Raiders defensive end Justin Tuck announced his retirement Monday.

Tuck, 32, made the announcement on Facebook and said he's walking away with "very few regrets."

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14692813/justin-tuck-oakland-raiders-announces-retirement

Very good player & a very good career.

I wish him all the best with future plans.

Feb 1, 2016 at 3:54 PM

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Guys are hanging em up earlier and earlier.

NFL concussion scandal really damaged the brand.

Feb 1, 2016 at 3:58 PM

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good for him

Feb 1, 2016 at 4:00 PM

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Originally posted by Young2Rice:
Guys are hanging em up earlier and earlier.

NFL concussion scandal really damaged the brand.

Yeah, I mentioned in the Calvin thread that 10 year careers (11 for Tuck) will become the norm in the modern NFL.

Personally I have no problem with this, if you get good or greater production out of a player for a decade & they have a better quality of life after football, it's a win win imo.

Feb 1, 2016 at 4:18 PM

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Originally posted by SportOvaFilmTV:

Originally posted by Young2Rice:
Guys are hanging em up earlier and earlier.

NFL concussion scandal really damaged the brand.

Yeah, I mentioned in the Calvin thread that 10 year careers (11 for Tuck) will become the norm in the modern NFL.

Personally I have no problem with this, if you get good or greater production out of a player for a decade & they have a better quality of life after football, it's a win win imo.

Yeah a 10 year span is solid. I hate watching great veterans struggle in the end to make a team.

Feb 1, 2016 at 5:09 PM

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Originally posted by Young2Rice:
Yeah a 10 year span is solid. I hate watching great veterans struggle in the end to make a team.

You'd get a lot more one team players.

Also 2 contract players will be better value for Teams/Organizations too.
Thanks to the wage scale, a good value rookie contract & if they prove themselves, only one major 2nd contract. (Throw in some payback clauses, if they leave early & you're set)

Feb 1, 2016 at 5:50 PM

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Tuck off into the sunset.

Feb 6, 2016 at 11:56 PM

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After reading the Joe Montana article about his post-football disabilities, I'm glad guys are hanging it up in their early 30s. Makes you wonder about the quality of life guys like Payton Manning, Tom Brady, and Ben Rothlesberger will lead after the game.

Feb 7, 2016 at 3:57 PM

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Originally posted by SFTifoso:
After reading the Joe Montana article about his post-football disabilities, I'm glad guys are hanging it up in their early 30s. Makes you wonder about the quality of life guys like Payton Manning, Tom Brady, and Ben Rothlesberger will lead after the game.

Good call!