Out with a whimper

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Jim Zorn with the 1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Pardon me if this was mentioned previously: Carl Eller with the 1979 Seahawks...
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JohnH19 wrote:Jim Zorn with the 1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Zorn ended his career as a replacement player with the 1987 Bucs. In his final start he beat the Vikings 20-10 on 10/18/87:

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"Every time you lose, you die a little bit. You die inside. Not all your organs, maybe just your liver." - George Allen
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Essex Johnson with Tampa in 1976
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Bruce Smith, Redskins - ’03

Deion Sanders (wearing #37), Ravens - ’04; his final pick-6 like that final Ruth HR

Doug Flutie, NE - ’05

Richard Seymour, Raiders - ’12


Thought about Willie McGinest with Browns in ’08, but 14 starts and 40+ tackles...

JohnTurney wrote:Gale Sayers 1971
Joe Greene, ’80 & ’81
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Doug Flutie went out with a successful drop kick. Definitely not a whimper!
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Henry Ellard with the Patriots in 1998

Webster Slaughter with the Chargers in 1998
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Emmitt Smith? He didn't really do anything of note in that "other" bird uniform, did he? (I'm borrowing from Terry Bradshaw who said that he hated seeing Franco Harris in "that bird helmet" in Seattle)
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Didn't Earl Campbell pull up lame on his final carry and have the ball knocked away for a touchback? I'm pretty sure it was in his final game, anyway.
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Frank Ryan '70, and Jim Hart '84, played their last season with the Redskins
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