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Kurt Warner Set to Retire?

playerpress.com Written by playerpress.com, Tuesday January 26 2010
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Arizona Cardinals safety Antrel Rolle says in his new blog at PlayerPress that he does not expect quarterback Kurt Warner to return for a 13th NFL season.


“Judging from conversations that I've had with him I think he understands that he's had a great, Hall of Fame career. I think football has taken its course. But he's the best teammate I've ever had. He's been a leader on and off the field.” -excerpt from Rolle's January 26th blog


Warner, 38, is coming off one of his best seasons ever but has dealt with numerous concussion issues. Since the Cardinals' 45-14 loss in the Divisional round to the Saints, many have speculated about Warner's future.


In 12 seasons Warner put up arguably Hall of Fame numbers despite beginning his career later than most. The former Arena League quarterback and Iowa grocery-bagger burst onto the scene in 1999 when Rams quarterback Trent Green suffered a season-ending knee injury in the preseason. Warner went on to throw for 4,353 yards and 41 touchdowns on his way to NFL MVP honors.


The Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in what is widely regarded to be one of the greatest Super Bowls ever. Rams linebacker Mike Jones stopped Titans wide receiver Kevin Dyson one yard short of a game-tying score as time expired in Super Bowl XXXIV. Warner, who threw for 414 yards and two touchdowns in the game, was named MVP.


Warner was voted NFL MVP again in 2001 when he threw for 4,830 yards and 36 touchdowns. The heavily-favored Rams fell to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI, which began the Patriots' dynasty of the 2000s.


After a brief stint with the New York Giants, Warner joined the Cardinals in 2005. After two forgettable seasons, Warner went through a career renaissance beginning in 2007. He lead an up and coming Cardinals team and guided them to the playoffs two straight years in 2008 and 2009. The Cardinals rode an offensive hot streak all the way to Super Bowl XLIII where they fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers in yet another great Super Bowl finish.

 

Kurt Warner career stats:

-32,344 passing yards (26th all-time)
-208 touchdown passes (26th all-time)
-93.7 passer rating (6th all-time)
-65.5% completion percentage (2nd all-time)

Only Peyton Manning (4) and Brett Favre (3) have won more MVPs than Warner.
 


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