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Vince Young claims he mulled retirement.
Published 5/27/2008 by Billy Krumb at Clubhouse Cancer
Uh huh. The Tennessee Titans 2006 ROY told NFL.com in an interview posted on Memorial Day that he actually considered retirement after his rookie season. “I really thought long and hard about it,” Young told Thomas George. ...

The Roundup: Batteries Charged, Back From the Break
Published 5/27/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Athlete-lovin’ Gabrielle Union … an interview many of you have been asking for will be posted around the lunch hour … Reggie Bush and his reality-TV girlfriend just aren’t the story they once were … any Jody Foster fans in the house? … Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredibly voluptuous ex-girlfriend is putting out a bikini calendar … movie legend Sydney Pollack, dead at 72 … another reason to avoid Wal-Mart - scorpions! … The obligatory “Danica’s overhyped” post-mortem on Indy. (Rocky Mountain News) Vince Young nearly retired after ...

Vince Young Talks About His Rebound From NFL Joylessness [The Humanization Of Vince Young]
Published 5/27/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Well, Vince Young is having himself an active offseason so far. First, he had to explain himself and apologize for that shirtless night out with his Texas cronies and, now, he's admitting that the pressures of the NFL almost drove him to retire after his first season. In an an interview with NFL.com, Young vents: "I really thought long and hard about it.There was so much going on with my family. It was crazy being an NFL quarterback. It wasn't fun anymore. All of the fun was out of it. All of the excitement was gone. All I ...

A post wherein Titans fans send emails and comments about how great Vince is and how I am a jealous dumbass.
Published 5/27/2008 by Matt at DGDB&D: a Texans blog.
Boo fucking hoo. Apparently, Vince Young is a huge pussy was so bummed about life in the NFL that he nearly quit after his first season. I really thought long and hard about it,” Young said on Thursday after practice. “There was so much going on with my family. It was crazy being an NFL quarterback. It wasn’t fun anymore. All of the fun was out of it. All of the excitement was gone. All I was doing was worrying about things. So what brought him out of this funk you ask?  His teammates.  And God. My teammates helped lift me out of it. I prayed really hard. And I began to ...

Yes, Vince Young thought about retiring
Published 5/29/2008 by spOiler at Titans Tracker
Last November, I speculated that Vince Young might be thinking about retiring. He seemed to me to be the type of person who places a lot of pressure on himself and who might not want to deal with the added pressure from unreasonable fans. There were whispers that Vince’s formerly incarcerated father was back in his life and this was another source of stress for the quarterback. In a recent article, Vince Young admitted that he thought of retiring after his rookie season with the Titans. “I really thought long and hard about it,” Young said on Thursday after practice. “There was so much going on with my ...

Vince Young In Dire Need Of Media Training [The Humanization Of Vince Young]
Published 5/30/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... should probably just take a vow of silence or hire a full-time transcriber to follow him around when he's talking to the media, because it appears he's having trouble translating his own words. Last week, Young apparently told NFL.com writer Thomas George that he was considering retirement, but this week, he says, well, ...