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Daunte Culpepper Retires From NFL
Posted Sep 4th 2008 11:39AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Raiders, Vikings
Daunte Culpepper announced his retirement today after nine seasons in the NFL.
He expressed his frustrations with the NFL in his retirement letter:
When Free agency began this year, I had a new sense of excitement about continuing to rebuild my career in the same way that I had rebuilt my knee after my catastrophic injury in 2005. Unfortunately, what I found out was that the league did not share any of the optimism about me as an Unrestricted Free Agent that I expected. In fact, there was an overwhelming sense that there was no room for me among this year's group of quarterbacks; whether in a starting, competing or a back-up role. No matter what I did or said, there seemed to be a unified message from teams that I was not welcome to compete for one of the many jobs that were available at the quarterback position. It seems that the stance I took in both Minnesota and Miami regarding my rights as a person and player has followed me into Free Agency.
Culpepper was the Vikings' first-round draft pick in 1999 and spent seven seasons in Minnesota, playing in three Pro Bowls. He then played the 2006 season in Miami and the 2007 season in Oakland.
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It's pretty sad.. That knee injury completely fucked him.. So glad the Phins went after him instead of Brees..
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