Thomas Davis...

[Basbear]

Unless I was elite player, Id play until teams stopped calling. You only get a few years that those million dollars check come. TD is getting millions to rehab, nice job if you can get it. Dave got fired cause he was right about both Olsen and TD, he timing was correct. Let some other teams pay for rehabbing, like Seahawks and Washington are doing. Bill Billacheat is a 1st team all-pro at this, you got to know when to hold'em, fold'em and walk away .....and run.

[Jon Snow]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This. No one remembers Smith the Cardinal or Montana the Chief or Reggie White the Panther, etc 

Sadly I do.  All three. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

Sadly I do.  All three. 

Remember it? Sure. Remember them FOR that? Definitely not. The greats are always remembered for what they did in their prime. Most athletes play beyond and sometimes well beyond their prime.

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Remember it? Sure. Remember them FOR that? Definitely not. The greats are always remembered for what they did in their prime. Most athletes play beyond and sometimes well beyond their prime.

I guess I remember the entire picture of a players career, both good and bad.  I remember it all.  Whether they hang on too long out of denial or necessity doesn't change the fact that they played too long and it wasn't pretty.

[Moo Daeng]

I especially remember Montana as a Chief. My dorm roommate was a huge fan of Montana and I always remember watching Chiefs games from that time period.

[jackson113]

Rivera is notoriously bad for having teams that come out flat... thinking we win this unfortunately. 

[JawnyBlaze]

I had no idea he was in the WFT until a couple days ago

[Panthercougar68]

56 minutes ago, jackson113 said:

Rivera is notoriously bad for having teams that come out flat... thinking we win this unfortunately. 

Yeah see Panthers vs KC 2012....Brady fuging Quinn.

[pantherclaw]

13 hours ago, Mol3m4n said:

It's really tarnished his legacy in my opinion. He should have retired a panther. 

Don't make me laugh. 

[NAS]

12 hours ago, Donald LaFell said:

Players can play as long as they want. Nobody remembers Emmitt Smith as a Cardinal. The vet min is still a good chunk of change even for a person as wealthy as Davis. 

This. People often forget these guys may not have other ways to make that kind of money, so maximizing your earnings to support your family  is what drives them. Legacy is a luxury a few have in the NFL.

[Khyber53]

Rivera bringing him in at Washington to help set the locker room tone makes perfect sense. Good guy, I'll never put him on the bad guys list, no matter who he plays for.

[imminent rogaine]

I knew he was on the team but when I saw that he wasn’t playing, I assumed he was just there to help install culture for Rivera.

if you’ll recall, last year TD (Chargers) and Luke were both top three in tackles through the first 4 or 5 weeks. TD started to fall off pretty drastically after that and I quit keeping track. Still, a very big swing from leading the league to not sniffing the field.

[Jens]

19 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

...is on the Washington roster.

I had completely forgotten this, though given that he's missed several games this season (likely to miss tomorrow's game as well) and apparently only played sparingly for the games in which he appeared, it was an easy thing to forget.

Anyone else not realize this?

I had.