TEBOW!!! <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Well, how about this: Former Broncos and Patriots QB Tim Tebow is working out today for the Philadelphia Eagles, a source confirmed.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/577538785237463040">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Well, how about this: Former Broncos and Patriots QB Tim Tebow is working out today for the Philadelphia Eagles, a source confirmed.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/577538785237463040">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Away we go... Spoiler <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Playoff games won since 2011: Tim Tebow - 1 Mark Sanchez - 0 Sam Bradford - 0 Philadelphia Eagles - 0</p>— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/577540312144470016">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stunning. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/49ers?src=hash">#49ers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OTLonESPN">@OTLonESPN</a>: 49ers LB Chris Borland retiring b/c of concerns about effects of head trauma <a href="http://t.co/Vpqx9P3WRq">http://t.co/Vpqx9P3WRq</a></p>— Robert Flores (@RoFloESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/RoFloESPN/status/577654130631680000">March 17, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Dude was a tackling beast last year. No real prior history of head injuries either. Crazy, good for him though.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>So now, in span of a week, 49ers LBs Chris Borland and Patrick Willis both have retired.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/577654584916766721">March 17, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Borland was a stud. This is pretty unprecedented for a young player with no prior history of concussions.
It probably played into the fact of his stature. For his size he would need to wreck shop every play like he did last year. That much hard knocks for too long will definitely shorten your life. 49ers are screwed at LB though. Borland was Willis' replacement. Bowman off of major leg injury. A wacked out OLB that they have no clue about in Aldon Smith. York destroying the team by getting rid of the best Coach they've had in two decades. I feel for that fan base.
Patrick Willis, 30 Jake Locker, 26 Jason Worilds, 27 Chris Borland, 24 Good for them! Rather walk away "too early" than "too late".
Totally agree. Unlike the NBA, guys can't play "until the last drop" in the NFL without risking their long term health.
Things like this make the long term future of the NFL look rather bleak. Good for Borland, though. If it's not worth it, don't do it.
That's a damn good start to life at 24 years old. I think we will start to see retirement at 30 become the norm in the NFL very soon. Get drafted, play 3-4 years for peanuts, cash in, and check out.
