HOUSE Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) On Friday morning, the Ravens announced that McGahee, who spent four of his 11 NFL seasons (including one in which he didn't play due to injury) in Baltimore, will sign a one-day contract while officially retiring as a Raven. McGahee burst onto the national scene during his final season at the University of Miami, rushing for 1,753 yards and 28 touchdowns while helping the Hurricanes, the defending national champion, make a return trip to the BCS National Championship Game in January of 2003. During Miami's double-overtime loss to Ohio State, McGahee sustained a devastating knee injury that put his draft status in major jeopardy. Despite the injury, the Buffalo Bills selected McGahee with the 23rd overall pick in that year's draft. Following a year of rehab, McGahee rewarded the Bills by rushing for 1,128 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2004 while leading Buffalo to a 9-7 record. After two more fruitful seasons in Buffalo, McGahee signed with the Ravens as a free agent during the 2006 offseason. In his first year in Baltimore, McGahee earned his first Pro Bowl appearance, rushing for over 1,200 yards and scoring seven touchdowns. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/willis-mcgahee-retiring-as-a-raven-after-spending-four-of-his-11-seasons-in-baltimore/?fbclid=IwAR3O4V-Ig-HG2MaUS0Xc0zRUuJ00KBRiXNehdZAJ7rnisTL8cgAs0gbemF8 Edited August 4, 2019 by HOUSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILFHUNTER#518 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Good for him, but it is a damn shame he wouldn't retire as a Bill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 With that hit he took from Ryan Clark, he left a large piece of himself on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 That's nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimKellyTryouts Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Nope, never heard of him 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Thought he retired already tbh. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 40 minutes ago, MILFHUNTER#518 said: Good for him, but it is a damn shame he wouldn't retire as a Bill We don't need more average players retiring for the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeKayAdams Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 39 minutes ago, MILFHUNTER#518 said: Good for him, but it is a damn shame he wouldn't retire as a Bill You mean the guy who trashed the city of Buffalo on his way to the metropolitan utopia that is Baltimore? 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrbojanglezs Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 They must have more Dave and Busters in Baltimore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Thought he retired already tbh. Last played 2013. Common Willis, this is stupid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Isn’t this generally reserved for much revered former players? I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsbackto81 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) McGahee was traded to the Baltimore Ravens before the 2007 season The Bills received third and seventh round picks in the 2007 NFL Draft and a third round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.[15] .. Edited August 4, 2019 by HOUSE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) I wouldn't say I associate McGahee with any team in particular. This is the kind of thing usually reserved for beloved players who had long, storied careers with one team, then spent their twilight years elsewhere. It also tends to happen in a timely manner, not 5-6 years after you have played. Does anyone in the Baltimore FO even have a history with Willis? Whatever, happy trails. Wish I could have retired in my 30's with millions in the bank. Edited August 4, 2019 by skibum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Following the 2006 season, after McGahee had made disparaging remarks about the city of Buffalo—including an implication that the Bills should move to Toronto—the Bills traded him to the Baltimore Ravens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_McGahee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watkins90 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Thought he retired already tbh. He had an 11 year career and was drafted in 03. He had to be done at least five years ago. I didn’t realize he was still trying to play for him to officially announce his retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, MILFHUNTER#518 said: Good for him, but it is a damn shame he wouldn't retire as a Bill He was a good, not a legendary RB for the Bills. I don't know that he was ever really happy as a Bill. I don't know that he could leave fast enough. It's always interesting to me that Frank Gore was his predecessor at Miami. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Five years too late? What year did McGahee last play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epstein's Mother Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I'm shocked by this retirement announcement. I thought he had at least 2 or 3 more seasons of zero carries for zero yards left in him. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Willis was not a good advocate for WNY- good ridden’s 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Fine. Let him retire a Raven. He was a Raven longer than he was a Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Willis - what a creep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 McGahee never wanted to be here. Didn't he say that Buffalo was boring? He couldn't find enough to do at night? 40 minutes ago, TigerJ said: He was a good, not a legendary RB for the Bills. I don't know that he was ever really happy as a Bill. I don't know that he could leave fast enough. It's always interesting to me that Frank Gore was his predecessor at Miami. Here is Gore still going at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Cripple Creek said: Last played 2013. Common Willis, this is stupid. Ha ha ha, this is what I was looking for. How many years do you have to be out of the league?!? You’ve been retired Willis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 McGahee was a head scratching draft pick, Tom Donahoe was a nitwit. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, chris heff said: McGahee was a head scratching draft pick, Tom Donahoe was a nitwit. Just like Bledsoe, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Willis was a Ralph mandate. 11 years isn’t too bad though, I never thought he would’ve played that long in the league after seeing his last play at the U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 2 hours ago, MILFHUNTER#518 said: Good for him, but it is a damn shame he wouldn't retire as a Bill ...I highly doubt that was even a consideration.....he wanted the "Marshawn Express" outta town......which one of our illustrious HC's had him bulk up which was a disaster?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 33 minutes ago, chris heff said: McGahee was a head scratching draft pick, Tom Donahoe was a nitwit. Yes, really a bad choice imho. Yes, after he healed he was an ok running back. But, he could have been great had he not had the acl surgery . He came back a step or two slower..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Toll Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I remember he came back one offseason boasting that he had stopped lifting weights or bench press or something. He wasn’t a very good NFL player within the next few seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Troll Toll said: I remember he came back one offseason boasting that he had stopped lifting weights or bench press or something. He wasn’t a very good NFL player within the next few seasons. ...didn't one of our "braintrusts" have him bulk up with 15-20 lbs of muscle?........put him north of 245 if I remember correctly.....a/k/a the "BledSLOW Effect"..... Edited August 4, 2019 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Now I can happily go on with my life. i was waiting in utter suspense if Willis was gonna retire a Bill or not. Now back to the Morse panic thread. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Hope he gets by a truck. ***** that guy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Toll Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 21 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...didn't one of our "braintrusts" have him bulk up with 15-20 lbs of muscle?........put him north of 245 if I remember correctly.....a/k/a the "BledSLOW Effect"..... Could very well be the case, someone else mentioned something similar. My memory was either from his last season as a Bill or first as a Raven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Just now, Troll Toll said: Could very well be the case, someone else mentioned something similar. My memory was either from his last season as a Bill or first as a Raven. ...thought it was Buffalo, but could very well be ANOTHER "senior moment"....dammit............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Mueller Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 How did he decide? Drawing straws? Coin flip? Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Stupid player picked by a stupid GM. One of the most overrated Bills ever. 2 hours ago, HOUSE said: McGahee was traded to the Baltimore Ravens before the 2007 season The Bills received third and seventh round picks in the 2007 NFL Draft and a third round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.[15] .. That’s actually really good value for a rb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Stupid player picked by a stupid GM. One of the most overrated Bills ever. That’s actually really good value for a rb. Yep. I was stunned when Donahoe picked him. It's stupid choices like this one that kept the Bills down for 20 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Fan in Chicago said: Yep. I was stunned when Donahoe picked him. It's stupid choices like this one that kept the Bills down for 20 years And Roscoe Parrish. It was TD always tried to make the flashy move. The worst part is Ralph have him plenty control and after he got fired, Ralph took back control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Does he have to pass a drug test like S Jackson? 1 hour ago, Rico said: Just like Bledsoe, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Willis was a Ralph mandate. 11 years isn’t too bad though, I never thought he would’ve played that long in the league after seeing his last play at the U. Actually, Donahoe had to pound the table and talk him into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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