BroadwayJets Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Cimini. WOW Rich Cimini@RichCimini Filed to ESPN: Jets LT D'Brickashaw Ferguson is retiring today after 10 seasons, per sources. Only 32. Completely healthy. A stunner. #nyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayrad01 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Dam he must be sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsamuel84 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Wow that might explain the FO's being sorta of cloudy on his future. Maybe it was never about the team getting rid of him but he was seriously contemplating retirement. I know the concussion stuff has really affected him. He's had a very healthy career and probably considers himself very lucky in that regard. Now if the team wasn't talking paycut let's be honest he probably would've left that money on the table. But based on his current worth he probably realized it wasn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Holy sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Congrats Brick, an all time great Jet. I had a funny feeling after reading the article below: http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/12/29/dbrickashaw-ferguson-concussion-movie-cte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FidelioJet Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I hope he's okay.. But he retires a Jet and a good Jet. Great career....We were lucky to have him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Brick Total class guy. Never said a bad word, never missed a day of work, you know being in the NFL he played and practiced through a lot of injuries that he never talked about. I will miss him as a player, and I hope him all the best going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymangold Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, drsamuel84 said: Wow that might explain the FO's being sorta of cloudy on his future. Maybe it was never about the team getting rid of him but he was seriously contemplating retirement. I know the concussion stuff has really affected him. He's had a very healthy career and probably considers himself very lucky in that regard. Now if the team wasn't talking paycut let's be honest he probably would've left that money on the table. But based on his current worth he probably realized it wasn't worth it. good point. i couldn't imagine a team not talking to their LT all off season. i bet Brick told them he was contemplating retirement so they let him have his time and make his decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJets Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Congrats to D'Brick on an excellent career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FidelioJet Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Just now, CrazyCarl40 said: Changes a lot. Might change the thinking on Mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Guess they should have given him a call before April, while simultaneously trying to spin it in the media that Fitz hinges on him willingly taking a pay cut. Good for him, it was a dick move. Sucks for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenwichjetfan Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, chirorob said: Brick Total class guy. Never said a bad word, never missed a day of work, you know being in the NFL he played and practiced through a lot of injuries that he never talked about. I will miss him as a player, and I hope him all the best going forward. This should be the first and last post of this thread - before it devolves into something ugly. Regardless of good or bad, expensive or valuable; whatever others may opine...the fact is, he was a great Jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsamuel84 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, FidelioJet said: Changes a lot. Might change the thinking on Mo. The cap space is great but we have a huge hole at LT now so it's not really an ideal situation. Brick owes the Jets nothing but it would've been nice if this decision was made earlier so the team could free up the cap space and bring a FA LT. The last thing you want is to go into the draft with a gapping hole forcing you to reach on a player in the early rounds. Macc's gonna have to find another option either via Free Agency or by trade. Maybe they work it into a Mo Wilk trade? Who knows but Macc's earning his money this offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 > http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15160660/dbrickashaw-ferguson-choosing-retire-age-32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTownsell1 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 An all time great Jet. Gave his heart and soul, and was as reliable a Jet as I've ever witnessed. With that said, I think this is just Dbrick being a little offended and I bet he ends up playing next season. For those saying that it will help free up space, you are kind of missing the point that we now need to spend all of his money finding a replacement. It ain't easy finding a player as reliable as Dbrick is. People took him for granted. He showed up every week to play and played well. Was he an all time great? No. But he was very good and very durable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckkieB Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Wow that sucks. You will be missed Brick. We have a massive hole at LT. Brick wasn't the greatest but people will want him to come out of retirement by week 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeJet22 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, SayNoToDMC said: Guess they should have given him a call before April, while simultaneously trying to spin it in the media that Fitz hinges on him willingly taking a pay cut. Good for him, it was a dick move. Sucks for us I'm sure they had an idea that he was considering retirement for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 ughhhhh , already posted . pls delete this thread . sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I've read that he will pursue a career in politics after his Jets career was over. Guess he figured its time to start his new life. Class act, who always was there after a win or loss, with a comment and not hiding in the back of his locker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFreak89 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Can't remember if it was a poster here or on Reddit but that poster called this yesterday or the day before. He said he heard it from reliable sources. I didn't believe it at the time but I guess that guy was right. In either case, Brick was a great Jet. I know a few guys from the Nissan dealership where he services his car (pretty sure it was a GT-R) and they always said what a great guy he was. They even got him to sign a hat for me since they knew I was a big Jets fan. I wish him nothing but the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckkieB Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Wow. Stunning news. This creates some cap space but leaves a hole at tackle. Do we have to draft a tackle at #20 now? Trade for one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Thanks for your years of loyal service - another twist to the off season for the Jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 ryan clady ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJets Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 User Actions Follow Albert BreerVerified account@AlbertBreer ... Ferguson walking away would not blindside the Jets. The veteran left tackle has kept them in the loop throughout. I guess we can put the "jets forced him to retire" narrative to rest before it starts. Also seeing everywhere that the concussion movie really put things into perspective for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 12 minutes ago, chirorob said: Brick Total class guy. Never said a bad word, never missed a day of work, you know being in the NFL he played and practiced through a lot of injuries that he never talked about. I will miss him as a player, and I hope him all the best going forward. agreed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no psls Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 It's back to Freeport for brick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustiniak Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 you have to figure the jets knew about this possibility for a while. i wonder what ideas they have for replacing him. qvale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockeJET Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Jets handled this poorly.. He would've played if the money was right.. We wanted him to take a pretty hefty pay cut. Brick wouldn't have got a ton on the open market at this point and wasn't going to play for another team on the cheap either.. But he would have played if the money was right.. We should have approached him much earlier so we could have signed a replacement.. Now we go into the draft with this as our #1 need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snell41 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 A lot of people bashing him this offseason, they're gonna learn quickly how even in decline he was still better than what open market typically allows for LT's. I'm glad he retired a Jet. Never missed a game, never caused trouble, continuously one of the better LT's in the league. He deserves nothing but the utmost respect from Jets fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRL Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 17 minutes ago, nyjunc said: Congrats Brick, an all time great Jet. I had a funny feeling after reading the article below: http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/12/29/dbrickashaw-ferguson-concussion-movie-cte Exactly!!! You could tell he was considering it. Congrats to him for a stellar career. I could see him going into politics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prime21 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Definitely earned the nickname "Brick". Congrats on a wonderful career and thank you for you professionalism, hard work and dedication. Thank you for being a Jet player that all kids can look up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I've said it the past few seasons, Brick never quite struck me as the most passionate guy on this team... he seemed to be okay with that Rex mentality of "however we did, was good enough". He was a good Jets, and a good local story. I just wish he had more heart... that big grin after losing to Buffalo was disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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