keggerz Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) http://blog.nola.com/saintsbeat/2008/05/mo...retirement.html Morgan retires before playing with SaintsPosted by dtatum May 19, 2008 5:00PM Categories: Saints Linebacker Dan Morgan has decided to retire, according to a press release from the Saints on Monday afternoon. Morgan, who signed with the Saints March 11 as a free agent, played in the NFL for seven seasons, all with the Carolina Panthers. Morgan missed the final 13 games of 2007 with a partial tear of an Achilles tendon, and had battled through other injuries in recent seasons. "When we signed Dan, he was committed to making a fresh start, and he was making every effort to rehabilitate the leg injury that he suffered last year," Coach Sean Payton said in the team's statement. "But it wasn't responding as well as he had hoped it would. We wish him well in his continued recovery, and he will be remembered for the excellent player he was during his career." What is interesting is that because his leg injury wasn't responding well that he decides to call it quits...yet he didn't let the concussions hang 'em up...at least now he won't be able to get hurt even further. So would the Saints welcome a guy like Odell Thurman? Edited May 19, 2008 by keggerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Probably the right decision for Morgan at this point. Thurman is a weird situation though. If I was a GM, I wouldn't touch him. Why would Cincy wait 2 years for him then cut him loose because he misses "voluntary" workouts? Something more going on IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Probably the right decision for Morgan at this point. Thurman is a weird situation though. If I was a GM, I wouldn't touch him. Why would Cincy wait 2 years for him then cut him loose because he misses "voluntary" workouts? Something more going on IMO I thought the very same thing about Thurman when I saw he was cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Thank God! This guy was looking at spending the later 2/3rds of his life with nothing but Gerbers between his ears. I wish him the best, but seriously, what the hell was he thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBunz Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 It was the right move.....when he played, he was unbelievable. But his health HAS to be more important. On another note......THANK GOD.....I was getting tired of wasting picks on him every year on the offchance that he'd actually play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSUChiefsTarheelFan Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Just a little late on this one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Just a little late on this one.... check the time of that thread vs this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSUChiefsTarheelFan Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 check the time of that thread vs this one Good call. My bad, Keg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 check the time of that thread vs this one Wrong forum too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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