Retired news, rumors and injuries
NFL | Daniel Graham has retired
Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:31:12 -0700
Free-agent TE Daniel Graham (Saints) has decided to retire from professional football.
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| Source: FOXSports.com - Mike Garafolo
NFL | Todd McClure retired
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:43:40 -0700
Free-agent C Todd McClure (Falcons) has announced his retirement.
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NFL | LaDainian Tomlinson pretty much retired
Mon, 07 May 2012 05:30:15 -0700
Free-agent RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Jets) said he is 95 percent retired and that it will take the right situation for him to play again.
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NFL | Brett Favre to stay retired
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:41:40 -0800
Free-agent QB Brett Favre (Vikings) said he is enjoying retirement and has no plans of returning to the NFL. Favre also denied there have been any talks with teams about ending retirement. "I haven't contacted nor have been contacted by any teams and all reports are inaccurate," Favre said.
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NFL | Randy Moss staying retired
Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:51:10 -0700
Retired NFL WR Randy Moss said Thursday, Sept. 15, while playing golf in the Foxboro area that he will not return to the league to play for the New England Patriots or any team. "No, I'm done," Moss said. "I'm just here golfing, minding my business."
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NFL | Retired players to be covered in new CBA
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:54:50 -0700
The NFL and NFL trade association have agreed to give retired players nearly $1 billion dollars in additional benefits over the 10 years in the new collective bargaining agreement they are working on completing.
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NFL | Lockout isn't why Mike Vrabel retired
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:46:45 -0700
Former Kansas City Chiefs LB Mike Vrabel said Tuesday, July 12, that his decision to retire and join the Ohio State coaching staff as linebackers coach wasn't due to the lockout. "I thought in January when we lost to the (Baltimore Ravens) that I had played my last down in the NFL," Vrabel said. "Whether the league resumed in March, I don't know if I would have felt any better or any worse, but I'm comfortable with this decision."
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NFL | Family says Brett Favre retired
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:11:18 -0700
Retrired QB Brett Favre's mother and brother said that Favre will remain retired. "I would say there's less than a 1 percent chance," Scott Favre, Favre's brother, said. "He is retired." Bonita Favre, Brett's mother, added, "I would hope he would not do it. He is crazy if he does."
Comment () | Share: | Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
NFL | Trent Green to stay retired
Thu, 27 May 2010 09:52:10 -0700
Retired QB Trent Green said during a radio interview that he did talk with the Chicago Bears but is not considering returning to the NFL for any team, according to ESPNChicago.com's Michael C. Wright.
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NFL | Favre confirms he will stay retired
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:35:00 -0700
Updating previous reports, Rich Eisen, of the NFL Network, reports free-agent QB Brett Favre (Jets) has confirmed via text message that he will stay retired.
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NFL | Favre to stay retired
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:00:38 -0700
Chip Scoggins, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress told the Star Tribune's Judd Zulgad that he talked to free-agent QB Brett Favre (Jets) and was informed that Favre will stay retired.
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NFL | Family may be reason Mason retired
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:48:36 -0700
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports retired WR Derrick Mason's (Ravens) decision to retire may have been motivated by a family situation, according to a team source.
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NFL | Agent says Favre remains retired
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:50:31 -0700
Dave Campbell, of The Associated Press, reports Bus Cook, agent for retired QB Brett Favre (Jets), said Favre is still retired and that he is unaware of any pending change in Favre's plans.
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NFL | Madison has not retired
Wed, 13 May 2009 19:08:00 -0700
Ralph Vacchiano, of the New York Daily News, reports agent Drew Rosenhaus wrote on Twitter that free-agent CB Sam Madison (Giants) has not retired from the league. Rosenhaus said, "Sam Madison is working very hard to rehab his injured ankle and will be healthy in time for training camp.
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NFL | Simms thinks Favre should stay retired
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:11:26 -0700
Bob Wolfley, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports former NFL QB Phil Simms said he thinks retired NFL QB Brett Favre should stay retired. "Just my opinion, I hope he stays retired," Simms said. "He'll get over it, the fact that he is not playing. For the Green Bay Packers, I think they have moved on. If they had to give you an answer since he said he was retired, I believe their answer would be, go ahead let him stay retired."
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