The Tragedy and Comedy of NFL Retirements
As you may have heard by now, a true legend of the game decided to hang up his cleats for good this week. And Brett Favre retired as well.
Kidding of course. Both Warren Sapp and #4 deserved their moment, as they both rode off into the sunset (and a future meeting in Canton five years from now). And they were just as different in the ways they said goodbye as the positions they played on the field.
Brett Favre presided over a packed press conference, and became quite emotional as he announced that he was through playing for the Green Bay Packers.
(if you listen very closely near the end, you can hear Aaron Rodgers holler, “yipee!”)
Meanwhile, Warren Sapp’s announcement (originally posted on his website as “I’m done!”) was much more subdued. In fact, he was cracking jokes and explaining why he wouldn’t take up golfing on PTI:
So since we’re all ready heavy on the videos in this posting, here’s a couple of highlights for both players. First, Favre’s 82-yard TD bomb to Greg Jennings in overtime against the Broncos this season:
Next, the only TD reception of Sapp’s career with the Bucs, and one of the funniest end zone celebrations you’ll ever see. He dedicated the dance to Beyonce, but as YouTube user reedkeys remarks, you’ve never seen her dance like this before!
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