Doug Flutie Retires

Doug Flutie has retired from the NFL. I purposely didn't say "he hung up his cleats" because anyone who knows the hyper-competitive Flutie knows that he's not done playing - just done playing for pay. Flutie will probably be playing competitive flag football when he's 60.

Some people are debating whether Flutie deserves enshrinement in Canton. I think Eric McErlain handles this questions quite deftly. The only way Flutie winds up in the Hall of Fame is if the ball he used to do a drop kick against Miami last year is sent to Canton.

One thing some people still hold against Flutie is the fact that in order to play for the Patriots in 1987 after being traded by the Bears - he crossed a picket line to play with replacement players to do it. It must have been tough on the blue collar Flutie - the decision to cross a picket line up against the dream of playing for the local franchise you grew up rooting for. I'm mildly surprised that most articles don't mention this fact.