Five-time Pro Bowler Aqib Talib announced his retirement from the NFL on his brand-new podcast Wednesday. The loquacious cornerback claimed he rejected an offer last month to rejoin the New England Patriots.
Talib claimed he was excited regarding reuniting with Bill Belichick and also both the duty (covering tight ends) and also the cash ($ 6 million) were excellent.
” I can make $6 million and guard tight ends throughout the day,” Talib claimed. “I’m like, I’m trendy.”
” You take a look at the Patriots’ schedule, it’s tight end after limited end after tight end, week in, week out,” Talib stated on his podcast, “Call to the Booth.”
Cornerback Aqib Talib commemorates an interception. Talib, that’s 34, turned
down Belichick’s overture.” My heart, my competitive edge, I ain’t truly in it no more,” Talib said.
A first-round choice by the Buccaneers in 2008, Talib played in New England in 2012-13 after being traded from Tampa Bay at midseason.
In 2014, he signed up with the Denver Broncos as a freelance. He won a Super Bowl with the Broncos as well as notoriously scammed Michael Crabtree’s gold chain.
After he began checking out apartments and also flights, Talib took a look at the Patriots’ schedule and also asked himself if he truly intended to cover the likes of George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Darren Waller and Noah Fant, to name a few.
He finished his career with 2 injury-filled periods with the Rams, suffering an ankle joint injury in 2018 and also harming his ribs in 2019, when he was traded to Miami, where he never wore.
Talib taped 35 profession interceptions as well as four fumble healings. His 10 protective touchdowns were 3 timid of Charles Woodson’s NFL document.
” Aqib, learning more about him, man, he was such a big part of the sort of gamer that I am currently,” stated Broncos All-Pro safety Justin Simmons. “… He’s one of those guys that you simply love to carry you team, he constantly has your back.”
Talib told The Associated Press his favored memories remained in Denver.
” Definitely that Super Bowl 50 win, that confetti dropping, the parade, the entire 9 yards, that was my most warm memory without a doubt,” Talib said.
He claimed he delighted in starring for the “No-Fly Zone” additional in Denver together with Darius Stewart, Chris Harris Jr., T.J. Ward as well as Bradley Roby.
” It was a suit made it heaven,” Talib claimed. “We all understood exactly how to manage each other, most of us understood how to collaborate with each various other. It was dope to be a component of one of the best secondaries in history.”
Talib stated football is still in his blood which’s why he’s lingering the game on the media side.
” I’m going to shoot my shot at the program as well as stuff. I’m speaking to a couple of individuals now, we’ll see exactly how it goes,” Talib claimed. “I additionally got my podcast going, ‘Call to the Booth,’ we’ll be chatting a lot of football, having a little fun.”