Kurt Warner Considered Retirement

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner actually considered retiring after receiver Anquan Boldin’s frightening, knock-out head injury in the waning moments of a 56-35 loss to the N.Y. Jets a little over a week ago. Kurt felt responsible that it was his throw that ultimately caused Anquan’s condition. After the game, on the team bus to the airport and not knowing that Anquan was well on his way to recovery, Kurt sent a text message to his wife Brenda saying, “This is it. I can’t do this anymore. It’s time to retire.”

“Something scary like that just makes you contemplate what’s really important and puts football in perspective. It’s things like that that make you say, ‘This game isn’t everything, and I’m not sure if I can do this anymore.’ Because the bottom line is that all I really want is to be able to go home to my wife and kids.”

Good thing for the Cards that Anquan, after surgery, is healing just fine. He’s one of the best receivers in the league. And good thing for the Cards that Kurt didn’t make any hasty decisions. Yesterday against the Buffalo Bills, he was on top of his game (33-of-42 passing for 250 yards and two TDs) in a 41-17 win. I respect Kurt as much as any player in the NFL. He’s a top-notch human being and (still) a great athlete. He has his priorities straight. And the Cards will need him if they’re going to make a playoff and Super Bowl run this season.

Source: Yahoo! Sports