5 all-time great NFL players that need to retire after 2015
By John Buhler
The NFL has many great players that are certainly bound for Canton, however, these five may need to hang up the spikes at the end of the 2015 NFL season.
With the 2015 NFL regular season coming to a close in two weeks, it is that time of the year where teams and players are either gearing up for a playoff run or looking ahead to the offseason, if they are well out of playoff contention.
While some players that have made a name for themselves in the NFL Playoffs over the years, some of these postseason legends are starting to grow old very quickly. They don’t have the arm strength or the legs to keep up it for much longer in the NFL.
Too often do fans see players try to extend their playing careers a year or three too long before having to give into retirement. Some all-time great players like John Elway and Ray Lewis ride off into the sunset hoisting the Lombardi Trophy one last time before calling it a career. Not all are that lucky.
There are some players that are too big of competitors that they don’t realize that they have already crossed the finish line. Jerry Rice playing for the Seattle Seahawks. Joe Montana’s career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Brett Favre playing for the Minnesota Vikings.
To stay in the league for a long time, even marquee, franchise talents have to play for teams fans aren’t accustomed to seeing. Here are five all-time greats that may need to call it a career here in a few weeks.
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