Vince Young Talks About Near Retirement
Vince Young announced this week that he came very close to quitting the NFL. He didn’t go into detail about why he decided to do this – but he did say that at the time he was going through a tough time in his life that he was seriously thinking to retire. Below is a quote that he provided to NFL.com
“I really thought long and hard about it. There was so much going on with my family. It was crazy being an NFL quarterback. It wasn’t fun anymore. All of the fun was out of it. All of the excitement was gone. All I was doing was worrying about things.
If nothing else, it’s a reminder that we never, ever really know what’s going on with our favorite athletes. Or anyone, really. Being rich, being famous, being idolized, being on the cover of Madden … none of it guarantees that a guy won’t be sitting at home crying his eyes out and listening to, I don’t know, Elliott Smith albums or something.
If he even considered walking away from life in the NFL, whatever pain or frustration he was experiencing had to be pretty profound. It’s probably Merril Hoge’s fault. Young’s feeling better about things now, though. “My teammates helped lift me out of it. I prayed really hard. And I began to focus on God’s calling for me. Play football. Be a role model.”