OT: Tiki Barber files paper to come out of retirement. - Page 3 - New England Patriots Forums

***Deus Irae*** · 03-08-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Elijah

I forgot, was it a RB who wanted to come out of retirement in his 50s? I feel stupid because I remember it was a name I should easily recall...

This was being talked about regarding Herschel Walker recently.

***convertedpatsfan*** · 03-08-2011, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Deus Irae

The Giants still hold his rights.

Yes they do, though from the sounds of it, the Giants plan on releasing him so he can be a free agent.

Agent: Ex-New York Giants player Tiki Barber files to play in NFL again - ESPN New York

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Barber, who had two years left on his Giants contract when he retired, will not be making his comeback with New York.

"We wish Tiki nothing but the best, and when we are able to make the transaction, we will release him from our reserve/retired list," team spokesman Pat Hanlon said in a statement.

bradydaman29 · 03-08-2011, 08:18 PM

The reason John Riggins came back: I'm bored, I'm broke, I'm back!!

WhiZa · 03-08-2011, 08:44 PM

Isn't this the guy that dogged his coach, retired, and then the team went on to win the superbowl? Any team that picks him up is pretty much doomed this year.

mojocaster.com · 03-08-2011, 10:05 PM

Tiki's problem was that Tiki can't help but allow young ladies who don't happen to be his wife play with his lit-up Tiki Torch

PatsFanSince74 · 03-09-2011, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Froob

$100 he joins the redskins. Snyder will take anyone who was a superstar. and also as an FU to the giants.

Why would that bother the Giants? They owned his rights since he retired while still under contract, but they have already told him to take a hike, making the announcement a couple of nano seconds after Tiki announced his "return."

PatsFanSince74 · 03-09-2011, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Froob

There's no WAY he's going back there. I doubt he's worth anything on the open market. I'd have to think Giants will have to cut him. His guarantee would be gone I would assume when he retired.

they cut him about two seconds after he made the announcement. can't do it formally until there's a new CBA, but they made it clear they wanted nothing to do with him. he's toxic in NY after trashing Eli and Coughlin, who then just happened to go on and win a SB...

PatsFanSince74 · 03-09-2011, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by mojocaster.com

Tiki's problem was that Tiki can't help but allow young ladies who don't happen to be his wife play with his lit-up Tiki Torch

Thanks, dude. the image of a lit up Tiki torch is going to haunt me all day.

PatsFanSince74 · 03-09-2011, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Deus Irae

The Giants still hold his rights.

As mentioned above, they announced they were letting him go almost simultaneously with his announcement...they expressed the usual "best wishes," but pretty clearly meant "get lost fool."

Froob · 03-09-2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by PatsFanSince74

Why would that bother the Giants? They owned his rights since he retired while still under contract, but they have already told him to take a hike, making the announcement a couple of nano seconds after Tiki announced his "return."

No, I mean if he thinks he can still play, wouldn't he love to shred the giants?