Getty ImagesEarlier this week, Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union reported that, barring something unforeseen, quarterback Mark Brunell will retire after 19 NFL seasons.
Something unforeseen has happened. Brunell says he’s not retiring.
After mentioning on his Twitter page that he will not be calling it quits, Brunell told Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News that the former Packers, Jaguars, Redskins, Saints, and Jets quarterback isn’t ready to call it quits.
“If an opportunity came along, I would certainly consider it,” Brunell said. “I definitely would like to [play] another season. No plans to retire yet.”
Brunell may have to wait until the inevitable injury bug strikes. Or perhaps a team hoping to find an quarterback in the draft won’t get the guy they want, and will bring in Brunell to fill out the depth chart.
With another 320 offseason jobs now available, Brunell’s phone could be ringing. And the person calling could be someone other than Dan Marino trying to get Brunell to sign up a little early for AARP.
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I guess he’s still low on funds
Jets should keep him to be a mentor to Tebow.
Isn’t he having money problems? Maybe his reasoning for wanting to stick around isn’t so “unforeseen” after all.
Or maybe he’s just pumped to be in a Nike jersey again…
Sucks to play for 19 yrs. and still be broke.
Translation: I blew 50 million and need to sock all the cash I can away.
AARP no longer discriminates members due to age… so that joke is both tired AND inaccurate. good work!
I’m rooting for you Brun…
Remember “it’s only a failure when you stop trying.”
I guess this means he’s still broke.
Depending upon how the Packers feel about Graham Harrell, they may want to at least consider bringing Brunell in.
He’s not going to pull a Matt Flynn and throw for 6 TDs in Rodgers’ absence, but he can manage a game.
Why retire? If he can get a gig carrying a clipboard and holding on field goals for a million or so a season, why not? What the heck else is there out there these days? I’d do the same thing for sure if I could. Never know, he could catch on with a team that gets hot and makes a run at the Super Bowl, why not???
cant retire when you have that much debt…
Brunell has the charisma of a loaf of bread!
Class act fella all the way. I’ll never forget the ‘Monday Night Miracle’ in Dallas! Best wishes to Mark wherever he goes.
The next contract he is going to sign is a one-day contract with Jacksonville when he retires. His time is over.
i.e he is still broke
this guyhasnt thrown a pass in a regular season game in 5years he sat on the jets sidelines for 2years collecting checks and didnt do anything for sanches progession as a nfl caliber qb. the jets brought him in so he can tutor sanches its obvious he didnt bring anything to the table. brunell just retire you have had 20 years in the nfl
That may be, but everyone else is ready for him to retire
Keep going dude til your 50
sorry bad engilsh there- “until you are 50″ is better.
its sad that Brunell can get a job but McNabb can’t even get a look
Bring him to Cleveland. We need a vet to teach our young qbs. Not to start just to teach.
I am far from an NFL coach or GM…but if I was the Redskins, about to draft RG3, I would rather have Mark Brunell mentoring than “RG3&Out” (Rex Grossman).
How do you play 19 seasons and still end up broke?
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Brunell got caught up in several bad real estate and business venture deals. He was only trying to invest but got screwed in the end. I don’t think he ‘blew’ his money partying and living a lavish lifestyle like some would like to think.
Brunell didn’t blow his money partying, $10,000 bottles of champagne, posses, or baby mommas. He tried to invest the money for the future, but was screwed when the economy under Bush went into the biggest recession since the Great Depression. Still, he has the greatest gig. Sitting on the sidelines holding a clipboard with a great view of the game in the sun.