Neck guard sales jump after Sask. hockey player slashed by skate
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More adult players are now investing in the protective equipment.
Eli Manning has won two Super Bowls and made more than $100 million US playing quarterback for the New York Giants, but the end of his career is still sad.
Manning has become New York’s backup to a first-round draft choice. A popular teammate and a good community guy, Manning’s demotion is a reminder that few athletes get to choose how and when their careers will end.
Most go kicking and screaming, insisting they can play two or three more years. Maybe just one more year. Hall of Fame running backs Jim Brown, George Reed and Barry Sanders were among a few whose careers ended when they chose. Other Saskatchewan Roughriders who walked away on their own accord were defensive back Eddie Davis and slotback Ray Elgaard, two more Hall of Famers.
Current Riders punter Jon Ryan wasn’t ready to retire when two NFL teams told him he was done, but he got new life returning to the CFL. Rob Bagg, a popular receiver who just announced his retirement, is among the vast majority of pro athletes whose decision gets made by the teams who pay — or no longer want to pay — their salaries.