Comments on: Matt Birk makes retirement official

By: bmacwillconn

bmacwillconn — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:05:57 +0000

Matt Birk: Opposes gay marriage. A person who earned his way from the bottom up. Education, traditional values and hard work are the guiding principles of his success.

Watch out Matt…you just made Obama’s list of public enemies.

By: alligatorsnapper

alligatorsnapper — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:11:20 +0000

golforepar:

You are so right! Thanks for reminding me! That made me chuckle as well. Held himself with class in MN and in the transfer to Balt. Glad for him.

Matt’s lasting legacy may well be that he and some other current and newly retired players will help bring the NFL into the modern age by helping those who retired years ago with head injuries and huge medical bills resulting from injuries they received while playing and get the NFL to make changes to helmets and some rules.

By: orivar

orivar — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:54:20 +0000

zn0rseman says:
Feb 22, 2013 6:47 PM
In stead of a statue of Ray Lewis in Baltimore, there should be a statue of Matt Birk.

These things should be the dead canary in the cage that should tell us all with alarming clarity where pro football and our society is headed.
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Other than the fact that Lewis was drafted by Baltimore and made his career there rather than signing with them for the last three years of his career, I’m pretty sure there’s more important & bigger things out there that give evidence on where our society is going, much bigger than football at least.

Like the mindset of the people.
Or the scam of a political process that people keep believing into.
Or the popularity of non-progressive “reality” shows and so on.

By: wludford

wludford — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:52:42 +0000

Congratulations on a great career Matt. He was a great Viking for a lot of years and a stand-out center that anchored the offensive line. Hope you make the HOF.

By: golforepar

golforepar — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:22:36 +0000

Nothing but class! I used to laugh when Birk played with the Vikings, on offense when a timeout was called, Birk would come to the sideline with Cullpepper. Coach Tice would ask Birk (the Harvard grad) for ideas!

By: filthymcnasty1

filthymcnasty1 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:18:27 +0000

Harvard alum parlays brains into exit from Vikings and nets a ring.

Congrats on a great career!

By: zn0rseman

zn0rseman — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:47:44 +0000

In stead of a statue of Ray Lewis in Baltimore, there should be a statue of Matt Birk.

These things should be the dead canary in the cage that should tell us all with alarming clarity where pro football and our society is headed.

By: 3fingerlenny

3fingerlenny — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:47:14 +0000

1 more year Matt

By: Ponder This

Ponder This — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:33:31 +0000

Nothing but class. No, he doesn’t believe in gay marriage, but he explains his position in a way that shows respect for everyone on both sides of the issue. You can’t say that about most people. Right, i flounder?

By: cometkazie

cometkazie — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:09:37 +0000

He knows what is important and what isn’t.

Congratulations on a fine career and all the best in his retirement.

By: broncobrewer

broncobrewer — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:58:14 +0000

I wish the NFL made more of last season possibly being his last than Ray Lewis’. This guy was more of a team player and class act. Plus a actual role model

By: freepretzels

freepretzels — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:42:47 +0000

At least he won a championship in purple.

By: evrybdyhas1

evrybdyhas1 — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:30:48 +0000

Congrats to a class act for a great career.

By: i, flounder

i, flounder — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:25:39 +0000

that should give him more time for gay bashing.

By: pistolsmoke

pistolsmoke — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:14:21 +0000

Great man, great career!

By: itssocoldinthed

itssocoldinthed — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:12:07 +0000

Always awesome to see one of the all time greats ride off into the sunset with a Lombardi and his health intact. Baltimore will have big shoes to fill if the O-line is to continue the dominance displayed in the playoffs and assure Flacco’s continued development.

By: fuglyflorio

fuglyflorio — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:02:41 +0000

To be honest 5th graders can read quite well. He should establish one where they have trouble reading … like in the NFL for instance.