A recent report from Mike Klis of KUSA said that running back Knowshon Moreno was “80 percent done” mentally when it came to making a decision to retire, but a source very close to Moreno is taking issue with that.
That source would be Moreno himself. Moreno responded on Twitter to an article describing him as “likely done with football” by writing that the opposite was true.
“This is not true,” Moreno wrote. “I plan on being back on the field in 2016.”
For that plan to come to fruition, Moreno is going to need to find a team that wants to facilitate the continuation of his playing career. Moreno last played in 2014 with the Dolphins, but tore his ACL shortly after returning from a dislocated elbow and has had a long history of knee problems over the course of his career.
That’s not a great selling point for a running back, although it’s certainly possible that a team or two would take a look at Moreno to see if there’s anything left in the tank. It doesn’t seem like the likeliest outcome, but Moreno isn’t ready to move on at this point.