The Giants are sending players into retirement left and right. Just a few days after signing with New York, veteran linebacker Todd Davis elected to retire. Now offensive lineman Joe Looney is doing the same.
Looney will retire from the NFL as well, a source told Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com (Twitter link). It’s another puzzling turn of events, as Looney only signed with the team on July 31st. He started practicing right away, and was reportedly getting plenty of reps. An interior lineman who can play both guard and center, Looney is still only 30 so he should have plenty left in the tank physically.
His signing with the Giants was a reunion of sorts, as Looney played under current Giants OC Jason Garrett in Dallas. A fourth-round pick of the 49ers in 2012, Looney spent his first three seasons in San Francisco. He was a 16-game starter for the Cowboys in 2018, then hit the bench in 2019, and then started 12 games last season at center.
The initial expectation from Giants beat writers was that he would compete for a starting job, but apparently his heart was elsewhere. Assuming he’s really done, the Wake Forest product will hang up his cleats with 104 career appearances and 42 starts under his belt.
Hopefully the guys are saving their money & can retire w/ ‘a little gas left in the tank.’.
At least these players have a union as a backstop. A NASCAR driver who gets injured and has to retire is on his own.
I hope so. But plenty of pro athletes in unions go on to be broke after leaving.
That’s true but several wealthy people have gone bankrupt on numerous occasions on their way to riches. A person who maintains a positive attitude and sees setbacks as opportunities can accomplish a lot.
10000% agree!
I’m curious if both of these retires are related or just happen stance. its so strange to see two signings retire a week afterwards. minus wild speculation, perhaps its just they both were close to retire and figured they had a chance to rep more and didn’t see it in the cards and thus coincidentally retired
I heard a rumor that the NFL plans to expand by adding a team in Akron, OH featuring a roster filled with recently retired/released NFL players. “We’ll SHOW THEM !!!
The team name???
The AKRON RETIRED!!
Older players look at what happened yesterday (the on-field rhubarb) and said, “There’s gotta be a better way”.
But HC Joe reacted well; made them do pushups. Next time they’ll have to stand in the corner for an hour.
This is an NFL team, right?
Fortunately, Joe has a career as a vocalist lined up.
You HAVE heard of…………………………………………..
LOONEY TUNES ???