With New York Jets Running Back Curtis Martin set to announce his retirement, and New York Giants Running Back already announcing his, the NFL has let two of the great players and personalities slip by. With the NFL preferring to market players such as Terrell Owens, Ray Lewis and Michael Vick, the good guys in the league are able to go under the rad
ar. Curtis Martin despite finishing his career fourth in league history in rushing yards, never seems to be compared to the likes of the top three. Martin will definitely be selected to the NFL Hall of Fame in his first chance. Barber meanwhile, without quite the resume of Curtis Martin, is on the out
side looking in for the Hall of Fame. No question he's been Hall of Fame worthy the last five seasons putting up no less then 1216 yards during that time. With his second career as in broadcasting, Barber has shown that he is more then just a talented football player. With his experience in the broadcasting field starting before his career was over, Barber would've been a perfect candidate for the NFL to use in their marketing campaigns. He will still be working with the NFL as a broadcaster for Sunday Night Football, and the NFL would be missing out, if they did not start promoting him now. Fans are tired of the players that are just love reading their names in the paper for anything and everything. It's time for the NFL to show the country that there are some really good guys in the NFL. With the 2007 training camp set to begin, I look forward to hearing a lot less from Michael Vick, and hope the NFL can instead focus on the LaDainian Tomlinson's of the game. But with the recent track record of the NFL, I expect that this will not be the case.
ar. Curtis Martin despite finishing his career fourth in league history in rushing yards, never seems to be compared to the likes of the top three. Martin will definitely be selected to the NFL Hall of Fame in his first chance. Barber meanwhile, without quite the resume of Curtis Martin, is on the out
side looking in for the Hall of Fame. No question he's been Hall of Fame worthy the last five seasons putting up no less then 1216 yards during that time. With his second career as in broadcasting, Barber has shown that he is more then just a talented football player. With his experience in the broadcasting field starting before his career was over, Barber would've been a perfect candidate for the NFL to use in their marketing campaigns. He will still be working with the NFL as a broadcaster for Sunday Night Football, and the NFL would be missing out, if they did not start promoting him now. Fans are tired of the players that are just love reading their names in the paper for anything and everything. It's time for the NFL to show the country that there are some really good guys in the NFL. With the 2007 training camp set to begin, I look forward to hearing a lot less from Michael Vick, and hope the NFL can instead focus on the LaDainian Tomlinson's of the game. But with the recent track record of the NFL, I expect that this will not be the case. Paul Blackborow
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