I am a little nervous right now. Not only do I have a HUGE project due tomorrow (thanks Robert), but I just read that Steve McNair may be released by the Tennessee Titans.
I know that football is a business, but there is absolutely no loyalty anymore in professional sports. There have been numerous examples of athletes playing with a team for his or her entire career and then being released or traded in the 15th season or so.
A couple examples:
• Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz. I don’t know the stats, but he had been there his entire career. I am pretty sure he was the all-time leading scorer in Jazz history and they traded him to the Lakers.
• Frank Thomas and the Chicago White Sox. He had been with the White Sox for around 15 years and the year after they win the World Series he is dealt to the Oakland A’s.
It just bothers me to see that organizations are soooooo worried about money that they forget what that athlete has done for the organization. In the case of Steve McNair, he led the Titans to the Super Bowl and AFC Championships. In the case of Karl Malone led them to the NBA Finals only to lose to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
I am not saying that they should always keep veteran players because sometimes veterans can’t play very well anymore. But to kick a player out of town that can still play just because he costs to much money is absurd. If he can’t win games then yeah depart ways. But if he can win games show him some loyalty.
By the way, Steve McNair can still win games!
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