Ali Marpet Not Expected To Return
March 14th, 2022
Pro Bowl LG Ali Marpet.
Apparently, the Tom Brady magic and influence are not perfect.
Despite the greatest of all time returning to the Bucs, it was not enough to change Ali Marpet’s mind. That’s the word from Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Per Marpet’s agent, the newly engaged and freshly retired Pro Bowl left guard will stay retired.
Instead, Marpet plans to launch a career in the mental health field.
No, Joe isn’t going to use a cheap one-liner here using mental patient Antonio Brown as a punching bag.
March 14th, 2022 at 10:42 am
Football has been good for Ali and he was a very good player for us. It’s clear that he doesn’t have quite the same passion for the game as someone like Brady. Add to that the fact that he’s knocking heads on a regular basis and he’s not too keen on the toll that takes obviously. Didn’t expect him back, even after the surprising Brady unretirement yesterday.
March 14th, 2022 at 10:42 am
This sucks. Ughh. They need to clear cap space right now in the worse way.
March 14th, 2022 at 10:42 am
Antonio Brown might in fact not be mentally ill. He just might be that much of a d!ck with ears.
March 14th, 2022 at 10:43 am
LOL Goatfarmer 🙂
March 14th, 2022 at 10:47 am
Enjoy retirement Ali, great guy and will always be a Buc.
Some players have different priorities and he is a player that deserves to enjoy his health and life.
March 14th, 2022 at 10:56 am
Enjoy your life Ali!
March 14th, 2022 at 10:57 am
If it was for health reasons then of course he shouldn’t return even for a SB run.
And he may have already ready started losing the weight.
March 14th, 2022 at 11:22 am
He was saying he was wavering on when to retire and TB12″s departure clarified his timing. I actually thought he might change his mind when Brady announced his return. Oh well, can’t fault anyone who wants to earn a Master’s degree and help others. We will miss him in a major way but wish him all the best life has to offer. Thanks for your enormous contributions to the Bucs Ali!
March 14th, 2022 at 11:31 am
Well no one can say he is materialistic.
March 14th, 2022 at 11:43 am
We’ll see.
March 14th, 2022 at 1:14 pm
Passion for the game or not..Marpet is a very smart man. He relishes the idea of ..not walking with a permanent limp or having some career ending injury being carted off the field.. Most..NFLers have mega health problems after retirement. Especially those who have played 10 yrs or longer. I luv Brady is back. But..don’t think its a smart move on his part.
March 15th, 2022 at 2:50 pm
if i recall, he has had a couple of extended concussion issues in recent years. hard to begrudge him this decision, although he joins a long line of interior bucs OL who had the physical talent to play far longer than their career ended up being….a far happier story than arron sears (mental illness), davin joseph (knee injury), and Carl Nicks (nasty toe injury + MRSA)…Sweezy nearly joined that list too. best of luck, ali, and when you get the itch next year the bucs will be ready (though brady might be gone)
also. wasnt a local reporter first on this news?