When you interview a former athlete about their career, their final game often comes up. Because the end of an athlete’s career is a lot like death it’s the point when the singular pursuit they have dedicated every waking minute of their life toward since they were a child is taken away from them, for good that final game is like witnessing your own funeral. It’s the moment when an athlete’s life ends, and they have to start becoming whatever it is they’re supposed to become next.
Special attention is paid to the final games of superstars, because no matter what you’ve done in your career, even if you’re a top-shelf Hall of Famer, if your final game is a disaster, there’s always going to be a tiny voice in the back of your head that makes you feel like a little bit of a loser. The worst-case example was Dan Marino, famously the best quarterback to never win a Super Bowl; his last game, back in 2000, was a disastrous 62-7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Afterward he
TAMPA, Fla. Sitting in what appeared to be his home gym, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady posted a video to his social media accounts Sunday afternoon the day after his Bucs defeated the Washington Football Team 31-23 in the opening round of the playoffs.
“It’s the middle of January, we’re still working. We’re still here,” Brady said as music began to play in the background. “Round 2 next. Who do you guys want us to play? I think I know. Let’s go.”
The song? “Still Dre,” by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, with Snoop proclaiming in the opening verse, “Guess who’s back?”
Sean Payton: Functional Work Environment led to the New Orleans Saints Success since 2006
Tom Benson and Mickey Loomis made two decisions - hiring Sean Payton as head coach and signing free-agent quarterback Drew Brees. Since 2006, these men have built the New Orleans Saints into a highly functional and winning NFL franchise.
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Tom Benson and Mickey Loomis made two decisions - hiring Sean Payton as head coach and signing free-agent quarterback Drew Brees. Since 2006, these men have built the once beleaguered New Orleans Saints into a highly functional and winning NFL franchise.
New Orleans Saints HC Sean Payton, EVP/GM Mickey Loomis, QB Drew Brees
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Saints QB Drew Brees can practice but has a ways to go ahead of Chiefs game By Zac Wassink | Last updated 12/16/20
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton isn t one to show his hand regarding player injuries, but he s recently dropped multiple hints that quarterback and future Hall of Famer Drew Brees won t play against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Brees, who suffered 11 broken ribs and a punctured lung during the 27-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 15, was dealing with significant pain last week, according to his coach. While the Saints designated the 41-year-old signal-caller to return to practice on Wednesday, Payton didn t sound enthusiastic about sitting backup Taysom Hill for Week 15.