NGT: Julius Peppers retiring

easy, he was an awesome player.

what will happen in Carolina this year. There seems to be some panic setting in and Peppers retiring doesn't help.

There's legitimate chatter that Newton will miss the season. Davis is already gone, and Olsen may retire. They could really be in trouble

And pretty good on the court too.

Who is the highest earning non QB in the history of the NFL?

Peppers!

Great career. Loved watching him play.

A supremely athletic goliath on the field. Fun the watch. Unquestioned HOF player

Over David Carr

I actually remember him on the UNC basketball team. Must've been like 11. Haha

In comment 14283307 BrianLeonard23 said:

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Over David Carr

Hindsight. Plus they were an expansion team and needed a QB to build around.

for Sunshine Lawrence.

be a franchise QB? If so, he had to be the pick. That’s what would have occurred in the last draft if there was a QB deemed a 10-15 year guy by the Giants, imo

I was around college ball players, but when I met Peppers he was a whole other level of size.

In comment 14283366 Big Blue '56 said:

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be a franchise QB? If so, he had to be the pick. That’s what would have occurred in the last draft if there was a QB deemed a 10-15 year guy by the Giants, imo

So was Harrington

And yeah, he kind of continued the trend after Jevon Kearse of ridiculously athletic and long DEs.

people were going gaga over Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush and the Texans surprised everyone taking Mario Williams.

They needed to build around Carr but they never could. They got him Andre Johnson and that was about it.

In comment 14283290 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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what will happen in Carolina this year. There seems to be some panic setting in and Peppers retiring doesn't help. There's legitimate chatter that Newton will miss the season. Davis is already gone, and Olsen may retire. They could really be in trouble

If they wanted to tank, next year is the year to do it. They get a new QB and move on from Newton.

and don't forget, Peppers started for the UNC basketball team. I think he may have gotten a long look in the NBA, too.

Such a complete player as well. He's 4th all-time on the Sacks list, strong against the run, very good at batting balls at the LOS, and was surprisingly adept at dropping back in coverage.

He wasn't always dominant but he was consistently an impact player for a long time and a freak athlete in his prime.

Peppers vs. Strahan is an interesting debate imo. I'm guessing most non-Giants fans would probably give the nod to Peppers but it's really close imo.

In comment 14283579 Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy said:

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Peppers vs. Strahan is an interesting debate imo. I'm guessing most non-Giants fans would probably give the nod to Peppers but it's really close imo.

It is. Ten years of double digit sacks by Peppers is very impressive. And he had 52 forced fumbles and 175 tackles for loss.

after JPPs first year. What a waste and very sad. That first year JPP looked like Peppers reborn.