Holler Back: Kurt Warner Retiring From NFL

Damn, another NFL Legend decides to chunk the deuces before Brett Favre does. At 38 years old and nearly two weeks after suffering a concussion-sized hit to the grill in the Cardinals divisional round loss to the Saints, Kurt Warner has decided to make his next move his best one, announcing his retirement. After 12 hall of fame worthy season in the NFL, highlighted by being named NFL MVP twice (1999, 2001) and Super Bowl XXXIV MVP after leading the Rams to title, Warner’s career has been defined by both his resiliency and Jesus-freakery.

Warner started his professional career as undrafted out of Northern Iowa in 1994. After going to Packers training camp and getting cut he played a few seasons in the AFL for the Iowa Barnstormers and also in NFL Europe as a member of the St. Louis Rams, after signing with the team in 1998. After riding pine for a season, Warner got his big break in 1999, when an injury to Trent Green thrust him to the driver seat of “The Greatest Show On Turf,” where he accomplished much of his personal success.

Warner bounced around like round ball, with a 2-year stint in New York before getting uprooted by Eli Manning and eventually landing in Arizona, almost getting got by Matt Leinart. Warner made the Cardinals a relevant organization, leading them within a sick Santonio Holmes catch of a Super Bowl title. After another playoff berth this season, that included a win against the Packers in one of the most beautifulest offensive displays in NFL history.

Big Kurt’s Jesus-freaky was also arguably the most prevalent in sports history. A wise man once said, “if loving the Lord is wrong, I don’t want to be right,” and Warner took every opportunity to thank the man above for all of his success on the gridiron.