26CornerBlitz Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Lattimore informs 49ers he intends to retire from NFL Marcus Lattimore informed the that he intends to retire, Wednesday. Lattimore has struggled to return to full form after undergoing knee surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braedenstearns Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Poor guy... he's the one that blew his knee in college right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Poor guy... he's the one that blew his knee in college right? yea - a year and a half ago. i knew it was going to be a long road back, but didnt expect it to be a career ender. hes a guy i wouldve been a fan of taking a late round flyer on just to see if he returned to form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Poor guy... he's the one that blew his knee in college right? That's him. He fought so hard to get back, but his knee pain returned after practicing last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 @cmshaw9 To the man who lifted a program to its feet & made everyone around him better as a player & person. I salute you! @MarcusLattimore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Too bad. He was electric in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) That's really unfortunate. What a talented guy, and what a gruesome injury. McGahee's career was amazing and kind of made you think it's no big deal to come back. It's a VERY big deal. Edited November 5, 2014 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 That's really unfortunate. What a talented guy, and what a gruesome injury. McGahee's career was amazing and kind of made you think it's no big deal to come back. It's a VERY big deal. yea, i know im guilty of taking for granted that guys bounce back from horrific injuries - really, outside of spine very few end up being career enders unless it happens several times. but its definitely a reminder that all it takes is one hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 It's worth noting that he & Clowney were teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) yea, i know im guilty of taking for granted that guys bounce back from horrific injuries - really, outside of spine very few end up being career enders unless it happens several times. but its definitely a reminder that all it takes is one hit. Also recenty mario manningham never returned to form and was out of the league not too long after the seahawk linebacker took that horrible cheap shot on his knee Edited November 5, 2014 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hope Kiko`s two blown out knees hold up. Lattimore was a warrior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Lattimore and Clowney are close friends, i believe they were roommates in college. I speculated as others have that Clowney watched the Lattimore injury and it played a role in how he approached his last year at USC. Bad luck for Lattimore. He is a quality guy who over came one horrible injury to make it back but couldn't get past this one. Good guy and i think he will have a bright future with out football. I will pull for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 He's exactly why college players should get paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 He's exactly why college players should get paid. Or have the right to declare for the draft at any age they want. That would put to rest a lot of the arguments too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 As a South Carolina fan this makes me feel very sad. By all accounts it seemed that Marcus Lattimore was a very humble, hardworking kid with all the talent in the world. Easily one of the better running backs I had seen in my time and destined for stardom in the NFL. It's just too bad. He was a tremendous talent. I wish him well in his new path in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 As a South Carolina fan this makes me feel very sad. By all accounts it seemed that Marcus Lattimore was a very humble, hardworking kid with all the talent in the world. Easily one of the better running backs I had seen in my time and destined for stardom in the NFL. It's just too bad. He was a tremendous talent. I wish him well in his new path in life. Lattimore Could return to S.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted William's frozen head Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 He's exactly why college players should get paid. ..........But that would end the NCAA gravy train of legal slavery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 He's exactly why college players should get paid. How would that have changed anything? Paid what, exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Or have the right to declare for the draft at any age they want. That would put to rest a lot of the arguments too. That would be interesting in the NFL. Golf, tennis, even basketball are such very different scenarios. Death is not as easily predicted. Men and boys.Trucks and trycycles. But it may be going that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offyourocker Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I believe that was the second time he blew his knee (not sure if same). But he was great to watch and a great kid I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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