Flutie retires from pro football

BAMAPHIN 22 · 05-15-2006, 01:22 PM

Doug Flutie retired Monday, ending a 21-year career in which the undersized Heisman Trophy winner threw one of college football's most famous passes and went on to play a dozen seasons in the NFL.

The decision by the 43-year-old Flutie was announced by the New England Patriots, for whom he played five games last season.

Flutie spent 12 seasons in the NFL and also played in the USFL and the Canadian Football League. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player award six times and the league's Grey Cup championship three times.

Flutie finishes with 14,715 passing yards and 86 touchdowns in the NFL, spending most of his time as a backup. Last season, he attempted just 10 passes and converted the league's first drop kick for an extra point since the 1941 NFL title game.

``If that ends up being my last play, it wouldn't be bad,' Flutie said after the game, a mostly meaningless regular season-ending loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Flutie said this month he had spoken to many teams, as well as to networks about broadcasting.

``I still have that passion but you've got to make that decision if you can stay healthy through the year,' he said at an appearance at a Boston high school, where he demonstrated drop kicks.

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playmaker1 · 05-15-2006, 05:08 PM

he was a good leader

dominizzo · 05-15-2006, 05:23 PM

Flutie did his nice resume in CFL and NFl Great CArreer

finmann · 05-16-2006, 10:33 AM

Great career....and he walked away healthy...can't ask for anything more.

05-15-2006, 05:08 PM	#2
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05-16-2006, 10:33 AM	#4
finmann Pro Bowler Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Great career....and he walked away healthy...can't ask for anything more.