Comments on: Nate Burleson urged Jahvid Best to retire

By: manilovethepftcensors

manilovethepftcensors — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:10:36 +0000

purpleguy-are you mad that Burleson said this?

By: watchdawg1103

watchdawg1103 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:04:19 +0000

If you’re smart $7 mill is A LOT. Add up how much you have made in the past 10 yrs….is it even $1 million? If so you’re doing well. The Lions did him a favor for retirement. And at his age he may get another job being a RB coach, consultant, analyst or anything like that. I wouldn’t risk life over continuing the career. Nothing to be ashamed of.

By: hatesycophants

hatesycophants — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:58:09 +0000

@najja,

Since when is the federal tax rate 50%? You don’t have any idea what you’re talking about. Unfortunately, too many pro athletes are just as dumb as you.

By: stevincinci

stevincinci — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:33:18 +0000

Tell him to call David Pollack. Football is secondary to life itself.

By: kaprajan

kaprajan — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:51:11 +0000

Truly a sad sad story. This guy has amazing talent, its too bad that this had to happen. Wish him the best in his future

By: John A.

John A. — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:17:50 +0000

$7.1m isn’t lifetime money? Seriously? How’s the weather on your planet?

Most of us will never make $1m in our lifetimes, but will end up no worse than lower middle class.

Don’t tell me $7.1m isn’t anything but lifetime money because it is.

By: freepretzels

freepretzels — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:16:39 +0000

He needs to get out, as opposed to washing out, getting sick and then trying to join the next class action.

By: nathpz

nathpz — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:10:44 +0000

Another great draft move by the Lions, trading up for a guy whose concussion history was so extensive IN COLLEGE that he barely saw the field for them.

I feel for Best, though. Hopefully he realizes what’s really important in life.

By: chawk12thman

chawk12thman — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:07:07 +0000

Agree with Burleson but would want to see what the DR’s say about the chances of re-injury being any more prevelant or worse than the rest of the RB’s in the NFL before making that decision.

By: drulz29

drulz29 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:30:03 +0000

Like I said the day they drafted him.. Jahvid BUST!

By: najja6

najja6 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:21:39 +0000

jwcarlson: 7.1 mil is not a lifetime of money. The Govt is taking half off the top in taxes + 10 % and then all the other little set backs that go with having family. Most notably family!

By: dolphan23

dolphan23 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:15:09 +0000

Another move to get REGGIE bush

By: boyshole25

boyshole25 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:09:59 +0000

Everyone knew that te lions were keeping him on the roster so he gets a guaranteed retirement. The front office and ownership are a classy bunch

By: geshtahl

geshtahl — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:09:53 +0000

Mr. Best, please heed the advice of Mr. Burleson. Not just for your own good but for the good of future NFL players who, like you, will have this difficult choice to make. You could be the shining example of the correct course of action. Rather than a mere statistic. Discretion is the better part of valor.

By: JackAcid

JackAcid — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:09:41 +0000

Best was an injury risk out of college. Very small guy.

By: gripless

gripless — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:03:20 +0000

thestrategyexpert – There is a fine line between pursuing life’s dreams in an controleed environment versus wreckleess pursuit of whatever.

Best showed a lot of promise but unfortunately it did not work out. Thank God he has friends like Burleson and hopefully the NFL can kick in some disability.

Difficult to walk from the best gig in town, but being able to remember it is probably worth walking now.

By: kingdm8

kingdm8 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:52:23 +0000

Not worth being the next Dave Duerson or Junior Seau. This type of brain trauma isn’t something you recover from.

You can get surgery to fix a broken knee. You can’t fix a broken brain. He’s got a Berkeley education. It’s time to move on to the next phase of his life.

By: skoodsports

skoodsports — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:46:44 +0000

Jahvid should do what he thinks is best. This is a guy that has been playing football since he was a little kid. It cannot be easy to give up on a dream like that once you have reached the pinnacle of your profession only to see it ripped away from you by fate.

Yes, he may be hurting his future. But, sometimes to have to take great risks to get great rewards. Good luck to him.

By: vikesfan320

vikesfan320 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:38:44 +0000

Such a shame because this guy was a great football player and could’ve been a real difference maker. But this is nothing to mess around with. Anybody who’s seen the play from college where he does a flip into the end zone and lands awkwardly on his back and head where his body just stiffens up – it’s frightening.

IF – and that’s a big IF – he decides to come back, the Lions would be smart to move his position. Kid’s an athletic freak – maybe they could teach him to play CB? Something where he’s delivering the blow instead of receiving it. But I just don’t see any of it happening.

By: turdfurgerson68

turdfurgerson68 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:37:16 +0000

The Lions were crazy for taking him so high in the draft.

Please Javhid, do yourself, and your brain, a favor and hang em up

By: jwcarlson

jwcarlson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:30:10 +0000

Not sure how it works if he “retires”, but…
“7/30/2010: Signed a five-year, $9.8 million contract. The deal contains $7.1 million guaranteed. Another $2.9 million is available through incentives. 2013: $876,000, 2014: $856,500, 2015: Free Agent”

With $7.1 guaranteed he should be sitting pretty good for the rest of his life if he’s smart with his money.

By: crosberries

crosberries — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:29:57 +0000

These guys may attend college but they don’t “attend college”

By: thestrategyexpert

thestrategyexpert — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:23:59 +0000

There’s a price to everything, including taking a health risk associated with living out one’s dream and providing for whatever one needs to provide for.

My advice to Best is to get healthy as soon as he can and resume his playing career as soon as he possibly can without significant risk as suggested by his doctors and in accordance with his own personal viewpoints regarding risk tolerance.

So see you on the field this year at some point hopefully?

By: beardinals

beardinals — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:23:40 +0000

Let’s just hope he was listening during all of those college classes.

By: southpaw2k

southpaw2k — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:23:21 +0000

That’s a real shame. The very short time Best was on the field, he showed real punch. I think his second or third career game he had nearly 150 total yards and three TDs. Could’ve been a beast.

Maybe he should hang it up instead of trying to mount another comeback if it means prolonging his life.