Shaq Barrett retires days before the Dolphins training camp

[Downunder Dolphan]

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/shaquil-barrett-retires-months-after-signing-with-dolphins-potential-options-for-miami-to-fill-defensive-hole/

Well, that much-hyped offseason signing to help replace who we lost didn't work out so well.

[Sibster]

His daughter drowned, bro!!  He also just had another daughter.   When it comes down to it, family is worth more than any job.  And in a job like this where guys can make more money in three or four years than most of us will in a lifetime, he'll be able to take good care of his family assuming he makes good decisions with the money.

[Phishfan]

He played a full season after his daughter drowned. It must have taken a while to sink in.

[Sibster]

He played a full season after his daughter drowned. It must have taken a while to sink in.

And he clearly wasn't right during that season and it showed in his performance.  I watched him.   I live in Orange City and follow both the Dolphins and the Bucs as there's a mixed bag of fans in this area.

[Brian Fein]

He played a full season after his daughter drowned. It must have taken a while to sink in.

i see what you did there.  Savage.

[Downunder Dolphan]

His daughter drowned, bro!!  He also just had another daughter.   When it comes down to it, family is worth more than any job.  And in a job like this where guys can make more money in three or four years than most of us will in a lifetime, he'll be able to take good care of his family assuming he makes good decisions with the money.

No malice towards Shaq was intended in my post starting this thread - it's more of a question of whether the team really did due diligence under the circumstances?

If he was intended to be a quick fix... then this wasn't what they anticipated. That's more of a poor reflection on Grier than anyone else.
 

[Sibster]

No malice towards Shaq was intended in my post starting this thread - it's more of a question of whether the team really did due diligence under the circumstances?

If he was intended to be a quick fix... then this wasn't what they anticipated. That's more of a poor reflection on Grier than anyone else.
 

Not necessarily the fault of Grier.   At some point in a player's career, he feels refreshed and ready to go one day, and then a week later, he could feel so messed up that he might not make it through another practice.  It explains why Vontae Davis retired in the middle of a game and Andrew Luck retired just before the third preseason game.