Warfish Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Peter King is putting a -30- on a Hall of Fame career. The sportswriting legend, 66, announced in his “Football Morning in America” column for NBC that he is hanging up the pen after 44 years and will no longer write his weekly Monday column. “Who’s complaining? Not me. I’m the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” King wrote. “To be a long-termer in an increasingly short-term business, to write this column for 27 years and to be a sportswriter for 44, well, that’s something I’ll always be grateful for. Truly, I’ve loved it all. “I’m retiring*. I use an asterisk because I truly don’t know what the future holds for me. I probably will work at something, but as I write this I have no idea what it will be. Maybe it will be something in the media world, but just not Football Morning in America (nee Monday Morning Quarterback).” King introduced his retirement announcement by stating how after attending 40 consecutive Super Bowls, he’d enjoy just taking one game in as a spectator. His decision stemmed from four factors: time, wondering what else is out there for him to do, the evolution of his column and his family. King wrote that he realized there’s plenty about the NFL he’s not interested in covering anymore and “that’s no way to do a job.” He acknowledged he had considered retiring last year, even being asked by Chiefs coach Andy Reid if he was going to retire, and figured this would be his last year. King made it clear he also wants to be around his family more. “The sacrifices my wife, Ann, and my kids, Laura and Mary Beth, and their families have made for me to do this job at the highest level have been significant,” said King, who previously wrote his column for Sports Illustrated. “To do this job well, you’ve got to have some selfishness in you, and you’ve got to miss time at home—lots of it. I don’t feel great about lots of those times, but I don’t regret them either. To do this job well, it’s a fact that some things in your family will suffer. Also: All three male members of my family (dad, two brothers) died by the age of 64, before ever experiencing retirement. And my buddy Don Banks, dead at 57 in a Canton hotel room in 2019. All of it matters.” King will still have a column next week featuring letters from readers, and he used Monday’s version to list some of his favorite stories, “freezing idiotic takes” as he labeled them, the nice guys in the sport and to give thanks to those who have helped him along the way. “That’s what I’ll miss. ‘Heisman. ‘Two Jet Chip Wasp.’ ‘Corn Dog.’ ‘Tom and Jerry.’ The brains of football, the choreography of football, beating the brawn of football. I’ll miss bringing that to you, and I’ll miss your appreciation for it,” King wrote. “But you’ll find it. The next generation will bring it to you.” He ended his column like he always does with a haiku, this one bidding farewell. Wrote King: “It’s been rewarding. “The future? I do not know. “But for now … –30–.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nbc-s-peter-king-announces-retirement-after-44-years-covering-nfl/ar-BB1iUmxs?OCID=ansmsnnews11 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetPotato Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 Clown. Never understood his popularity. 4 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Adoni Beast Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 Good smug Masshole f*ck off 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatmeal Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Amazing Now he can finally get off his knees from sucking on bill and Brady all these years Damn sucking **** for 20+ years 😬😬😬 King has jaws of steel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Adoni Beast Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 11 minutes ago, oatmeal said: Amazing Now he can finally get off his knees from sucking on bill and Brady all these years Damn sucking **** for 20+ years 😬😬😬 King has jaws of steel Word has it he was the real massage therapist for Kraft. They used to call Peter King the Crusty Finger. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RoadFan Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 Peter King was a BIG advocate for many years to get Klecko in the Hall of Fame… 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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section314 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Good riddance. Should have quit 15 years ago when he still had done semblance of objectivity and dignity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetspenguin Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Did he say who we are picking before he left?Sent from the FOREVER AND EVER Suicide Watch desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChewyandtheJets Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Any chance we can sign him to replace Tomlinson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I never had a big issue with him the times he was not fellating the pats, Brady, Bellichick, kraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 4 hours ago, Warfish said: Peter King is putting a -30- on a Hall of Fame career. The sportswriting legend, 66, announced in his “Football Morning in America” column for NBC that he is hanging up the pen after 44 years and will no longer write his weekly Monday column. “Who’s complaining? Not me. I’m the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” King wrote. “To be a long-termer in an increasingly short-term business, to write this column for 27 years and to be a sportswriter for 44, well, that’s something I’ll always be grateful for. Truly, I’ve loved it all. “I’m retiring*. I use an asterisk because I truly don’t know what the future holds for me. I probably will work at something, but as I write this I have no idea what it will be. Maybe it will be something in the media world, but just not Football Morning in America (nee Monday Morning Quarterback).” King introduced his retirement announcement by stating how after attending 40 consecutive Super Bowls, he’d enjoy just taking one game in as a spectator. His decision stemmed from four factors: time, wondering what else is out there for him to do, the evolution of his column and his family. King wrote that he realized there’s plenty about the NFL he’s not interested in covering anymore and “that’s no way to do a job.” He acknowledged he had considered retiring last year, even being asked by Chiefs coach Andy Reid if he was going to retire, and figured this would be his last year. King made it clear he also wants to be around his family more. “The sacrifices my wife, Ann, and my kids, Laura and Mary Beth, and their families have made for me to do this job at the highest level have been significant,” said King, who previously wrote his column for Sports Illustrated. “To do this job well, you’ve got to have some selfishness in you, and you’ve got to miss time at home—lots of it. I don’t feel great about lots of those times, but I don’t regret them either. To do this job well, it’s a fact that some things in your family will suffer. Also: All three male members of my family (dad, two brothers) died by the age of 64, before ever experiencing retirement. And my buddy Don Banks, dead at 57 in a Canton hotel room in 2019. All of it matters.” King will still have a column next week featuring letters from readers, and he used Monday’s version to list some of his favorite stories, “freezing idiotic takes” as he labeled them, the nice guys in the sport and to give thanks to those who have helped him along the way. “That’s what I’ll miss. ‘Heisman. ‘Two Jet Chip Wasp.’ ‘Corn Dog.’ ‘Tom and Jerry.’ The brains of football, the choreography of football, beating the brawn of football. I’ll miss bringing that to you, and I’ll miss your appreciation for it,” King wrote. “But you’ll find it. The next generation will bring it to you.” He ended his column like he always does with a haiku, this one bidding farewell. Wrote King: “It’s been rewarding. “The future? I do not know. “But for now … –30–.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nbc-s-peter-king-announces-retirement-after-44-years-covering-nfl/ar-BB1iUmxs?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Glad he is leaving. Stephen A Smith next? Fingers crossed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
static14 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Did he find any way to laud Brady and Belichick in his retirement announcement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Thornburgh Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 7 hours ago, Beerfish said: I never had a big issue with him the times he was not fellating the pats, Brady, Bellichick, kraft What times was that? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourceworx Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Pete doesn't have a pair of balls to slap with his chin now that Bill's out of a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 How cute, he’s retiring the same time Belichick’s retiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcoops Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, Rich Thornburgh said: What times was that? When he was asleep - then he was just dreaming about fellating the Pats, Brady, Belichick and Kraft. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Thornburgh Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 9 minutes ago, mrcoops said: When he was asleep - then he was just dreaming about fellating the Pats, Brady, Belichick and Kraft. Are you calling Peter King a c0cksucker? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Some days I wonder if there are any sports media people that the collective Jets Fans community doesn't think sucks/blows/eats poop, lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 King is a legend, one of the last of a dying breed. Good for him, hope he enjoys retirement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83Kelly2Allen18 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Was never really a fan. Bob Costas is one of the absolute worst. Probably the most pretentious person that has ever existed, EVER! Please retire! TOTAL DOUCHEBAG 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcoops Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 8 minutes ago, Warfish said: Some days I wonder if there are any sports media people that the collective Jets Fans community doesn't think sucks/blows/ears poop, lol. Rich Eisen! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2k8 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 3 thing I think I think... 1. I think Peter King retired 10 years ago when he sold the rights to MMQB and nobody had the heart to tell him it was over. 2. When he was relevant, I only scanned his column for Jets stuff. 3. Coincidentally the Jets have not been relevant since Peter King was relevant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Well his idol is out, he’s lost without holding Bill Belichick’s nut sack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 11 hours ago, Beerfish said: I never had a big issue with him the times he was not fellating the pats, Brady, Bellichick, kraft So... 10 minutes of the last 24 years? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claymation Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 14 hours ago, oatmeal said: Amazing Now he can finally get off his knees from sucking on bill and Brady all these years Damn sucking **** for 20+ years 😬😬😬 King has jaws of steel Do you think he spits or swallows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetPotato Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, Warfish said: Some days I wonder if there are any sports media people that the collective Jets Fans community doesn't think sucks/blows/ears poop, lol. KRL is my guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanatic Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I didn’t always agree with him, but I always enjoyed his work. Sorry to see him hang up the pen, but he deserves to enjoy his golden years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbstern Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Stopped reading him more than a decade ago. The "worship all things New England Patriots" got old, and he has been suffering from Stephen King disease: No editor to control the immense overflow of his output. When you feel compelled to spill out 10,000 words every week, to describe a week's worth of professional football highlights AND your life interests, you better be really interesting or have really interesting views on the world. Neither was the case. Andy Reid's name for the winning Super Bowl play was "Corn Dog." Riveting stuff! What a scoop! Where's the Pulitzer? P.S. Wish him a happy retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo1735 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 The guy was a great writer and it was must reading for me every Monday. Did he like Belichick and Brady, and write about them a lot, sure he did. But they were a dynasty and one of the best teams ever in professional sports. Should he have been focusing on the Jets, Browns and Lions all those years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsfaninNorthHollywood Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 19 hours ago, ChewyandtheJets said: Any chance we can sign him to replace Tomlinson? We'd be better off signing Chris Christie, I mean look at his athleticism and flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, rbstern said: Stopped reading him more than a decade ago. The "worship all things New England Patriots" got old, and he has been suffering from Stephen King disease: No editor to control the immense overflow of his output. When you feel compelled to spill out 10,000 words every week, to describe a week's worth of professional football highlights AND your life interests, you better be really interesting or have really interesting views on the world. Neither was the case. Andy Reid's name for the winning Super Bowl play was "Corn Dog." Riveting stuff! What a scoop! Where's the Pulitzer? P.S. Wish him a happy retirement. He’s certainly part of the old guard that is fading out, but he did become a bit tedious and too human interest as his career went on. The nitty gritty of the league is hard to find from writers these days, which King used to do. On the video side, Sabol dying young was a brutal loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets0712 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Peter King was a BIG advocate for many years to get Klecko in the Hall of Fame…Good for him. So did all the retired all pro offensive lineman Klecko went to battle againstSent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooooon Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 And in his final article he makes bogus claim Bears are trading top pick. So on brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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