Daunte Culpepper Retires, Cites Unfairness in League

gerardcosloy posted 9/4/2008 from sportsonmymind.com [flag]

Former Vikes/Fins/Raiders QB calls it quits : "I have been strongly encouraged to continue to be patient and wait for an inevitable injury to one of the league's starting qb's. I would rather shut the door to such ‘opportunity’ than wait for one of my fellow quarterbacks to suffer serious injury." [link]

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