Report: Martin's playing days could be finished
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Posted: 3 hours ago
Curtis Martin's career could be over.
Teammates of the longtime Jets' running back are saying that his knee injury is too much to overcome and that there's no way he can return, according to a Newark Star-Ledger report.
Is it time for Curtis Martin to say goodbye to Jets fans? Some teammates say it's inevitable. (Bill Kostroun / Associated Press)
One player told the paper that Martin, the Jets' career leading rusher, said the injury was "bone-on-bone and he can't cut" and says he has begun looking at opportunities off the field.
Teammates also say Martin has spent much less time in rehab recently and isn't at the team complex nearly as much.
The 33-year-old Martin was placed on the physical unable to perform list in August. He underwent what was thought to be routine arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last December. The bone-on-bone condition was apparently discovered at that time and Martin realized the severity of the injury.
"That's a hard injury to come back from," a team official reportedly told the Star-Ledger. "The only thing he has to play for is pride. He doesn't have anything to prove. I don't see him playing again."
Martin would be the second local high-profile running back to retire. Giants star Tiki Barber has said he will retire at the end of the season to focus on other business opportunities.
Mangini, meanwhile, continues to suggest that Martin might begin practicing next week.
"In thinking about it, to maximize the 21 days (the window for Martin to start practicing or be placed on injured reserve), it would be much better for him having the three full weeks," Mangini said. "I just thought it would be more productive if we took a step back and talked it all out."
The organization has sought to give Martin, the NFL's fourth all-time leading rusher, every opportunity to come back.
"Curtis is a special guy and he's been special to the organization," Mangini said. "He's just been so important to the organization. I respect everything he's done."
/ FOXSports.com
Posted: 3 hours ago
Curtis Martin's career could be over.
Teammates of the longtime Jets' running back are saying that his knee injury is too much to overcome and that there's no way he can return, according to a Newark Star-Ledger report.
Is it time for Curtis Martin to say goodbye to Jets fans? Some teammates say it's inevitable. (Bill Kostroun / Associated Press)
One player told the paper that Martin, the Jets' career leading rusher, said the injury was "bone-on-bone and he can't cut" and says he has begun looking at opportunities off the field.
Teammates also say Martin has spent much less time in rehab recently and isn't at the team complex nearly as much.
The 33-year-old Martin was placed on the physical unable to perform list in August. He underwent what was thought to be routine arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last December. The bone-on-bone condition was apparently discovered at that time and Martin realized the severity of the injury.
"That's a hard injury to come back from," a team official reportedly told the Star-Ledger. "The only thing he has to play for is pride. He doesn't have anything to prove. I don't see him playing again."
Martin would be the second local high-profile running back to retire. Giants star Tiki Barber has said he will retire at the end of the season to focus on other business opportunities.
Mangini, meanwhile, continues to suggest that Martin might begin practicing next week.
"In thinking about it, to maximize the 21 days (the window for Martin to start practicing or be placed on injured reserve), it would be much better for him having the three full weeks," Mangini said. "I just thought it would be more productive if we took a step back and talked it all out."
The organization has sought to give Martin, the NFL's fourth all-time leading rusher, every opportunity to come back.
"Curtis is a special guy and he's been special to the organization," Mangini said. "He's just been so important to the organization. I respect everything he's done."
