By now, you've probably heard that quarterback Daunte Culpepper announced his retirement from the NFL today. While Culpepper hasn't exactly been lighting up the stat sheets in recent years, it's a surprising development given that he's only 31 years-old and only four years removed from an MVP season, where he threw for over 4,700 yards and one score short of the 40 touchdown mark.
So which teams should be burning Culpepper's cell phone before he files his retirement papers? The Bears? The Falcons? The Chiefs? Maybe even the Patriots?
Check out our list after the jump.
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September 05, 2008
it was too much ego on Culpepper's part.
he was repping himself and insisted on being given the starter's gig everywhere he went.
he wasn't interested in being anyone's backup- he wanted to start.
bad move.
See ya, dante.
Don't let the door hit you in the ego on the way out...
An ego-driven person who is too close to the situation.
Dante Culpepper the Agent couldn't work with Dante Culpepper the player-
he over valued himself too much.
he lists 3 possibilities-
teams that need a starter
teams open to starter competition
THEN a veteran backup.
Everything I'm hearing is he felt he was worth a guaranteed amount that was triple what most backups make.
That is ego getting in the way of negotiations.
What agent would EVER explain his reasoning to the league via a public letter?
Shame-
He should be somewhere in the NFL and could steal a job by the 4th game if he came and played for a reasonable amount plus for attainable bonuses that only trigger if he plays alot of snaps.