Quote (DiabloDarkness @ Mar 14 2016 11:17pm)
he's been pretty bad as last few years.
shouldnt take away from the fact that he made one of the most memorable packers play of recent memory and won a ring.
I am taking a hiatus from the NFL and will not play during the 2016 NFL season. This decision was made after hours of conversation with close family members and mentors and considerable self-introspection and is one in which I am absolutely certain. I cannot rule out a return to the NFL in the future, but I will definitely not be playing during the 2016 season.
Coach Lombardi once said that "unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it – his mind, his body, his heart – what's life worth to him?" That is the approach I have taken with football since I was a 2-star high school recruit. That total commitment was the foundation of my success at Boston College, helped me become a top ten pick in the NFL and helped me both make a Pro Bowl and win a Super Bowl. However, when my agents Brian Murphy and Camron Hahn informed me that they had a new deal with the Packers, I knew that I would not be able to live up to Coach Lombardi's "total commitment" standard and made this decision out of respect to this great organization.
rajis quote. instead of taking the deal the packers gave him and not being fully committed and 100% effort, he decided to take a year off at least. That is an incredible feat to admit that he isn't 100% committed to football instead of taking a multi-million dollar payday and playing half assed. Nothing but respect for Raji after this statement.