Brian Westbrook, left, shakes hands with Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid. Westbrook is the latest to sign with his original team and then retire, a trend that our columnist, Mike Tierney, wishes would stop.
Brian Westbrook, left, shakes hands with Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid. Westbrook is the latest to sign with his original team and then retire, a trend that our columnist, Mike Tierney, wisShow more
Signing on to sign off just an emotional crutch at end of an NFL career
The here-today, gone-tomorrow contracts when players retire not only are gratuitous, they cheapen the importance of real deals. Mike Tierney says teams and players should make a deal and agree to end these silly legal agreements.