Bengals' David Pollack retires

POLLACK PACKING IT IN
Posted by Mike Florio on April 22, 2008, 2:56 p.m.

Bengals linebacker David Pollack, a first-round pick in 2005 whose career was derailed by a broken neck suffered in 2006, has decided not to pursue a return to the NFL.

Coach Marvin Lewis acknowledged Pollack’s decision on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, there’s something about this passage from Bengals.com that is bothering us: “Pollack, a defensive end at Georgia that the Bengals chose No. 17, had a tough, brief pro career that was in such contrast to his All-American run. His switch to strongside linebacker was complicated by a nearly three-week holdout and injuries limited him to 14 games, but he did become the first Bengals rookie to log a postseason sack and with four of his 4.5 sacks coming late in the season he looked to have turned the corner.”

The guy’s career was dramatically shortened by a broken neck, and the team is dredging up the fact that he held out for three weeks as a rookie? And should Pollack also be regarded as injury-prone or soft because he only played in 14 of 16 games as a rookie?

We’re not suggesting that Geoff Hobson’s assessment crosses the line; it just stikes us as bad form to be saying anything other than good things about Pollack on the day that his inability to continue what looked to be a very promising pro football career has become official.

And that’s coming from a web site that is always looking for a negative angle.

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JoeSixPat said:

So I guess a Pollack joke wouldn't be warmly received?

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NE_PATS_FAN_54 said:

sounds like a great guy. best of luck to him and his family.

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tombonneau said:

Funny you should say that, I remember after a Georgia game, Pollack had an amazing game, and the female sideline reporter was talking to the coach at mid-field after the game, and she said something like "and how about that game Pollock had?" And he replied, "well, yeah David POLLACK had a great game" completely making her look like an ass. It was pretty great.

But yeah, a real shame with him. I thought he was going to be a stud in the NFL. Unfortunately he had to follow a similar career path as Andy K.

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tombonneau said:

Funny you should say that, I remember after a Georgia game, Pollack had an amazing game, and the female sideline reporter was talking to the coach at mid-field after the game, and she said something like "and how about that game Pollock had?" And he replied, "well, yeah David POLLACK had a great game" completely making her look like an ass.

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