Faulk Ends His Career In Football
Marshall Faulk was unable to play last season due to a knee injury that threatened to end his career. He will officially end his playing days for football on Monday when he announces his retirement at the NFL owners meetings. Faulk was the NFL Most Valuable Player in 2000 and Offensive Player of the Year three years running from 1999-2001. The 34-year-old was a big help for the Rams to let them win their only Super Bowl after the ‘99 season. He is ninth on the career rushing list with 12,279 yards and tied for sixth with 100 rushing touchdowns.
“He was great for St. Louis, he was great for the Rams and he made the dome an exciting place to be on Sunday,” team spokesman Rick Smith said. “But it was just a matter of when he would retire.” Faulk began working for the NFL Network as an analyst last year when his knees were hurt. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection with seven 1,000-yard rushing seasons and 38 100-yard games, and was the first player in league history to gain 2,000 yards rushing and receiving combined in four consecutive seasons from 1998-2001.
“It has been an honor and pleasure to play in the National Football League,” Faulk said in a statement. “I’d like to thank all my teammates and coaches with whom I’ve been associated over the past 13 seasons as well as the fans who supported me throughout the years. “I gave the game my passion, and it gave me a wonderful career and memories that I will always be thankful for.”
Faulk set an NFL record, since broken, with 26 touchdowns in his 2000 MVP season. He played his first five seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, and the Rams acquired him for second- and fifth-round draft picks. Faulk had a career-low 292 yards rushing in 2005, his final season.