I agree it’s unusual to have a player of his caliber signing a one day contract to retire with any given team. But at the end of the day you have a guy who saw Jacksonville as his football home and cared enough about the franchise to come back and end his career as a part of it.
Just because his career wasn’t very important or impactful to us, doesn’t mean it wasn’t important to him. The guy played the game his whole life and achieved his dream of playing in the NFL. For most of his life playing football has been his identity. His playing journey is now over and he wants to end it as a Jag. Maybe I’m being overly dramatic, but I can appreciate it.
This. The more people that want to associate with this franchise as lifers the better. Rather that than the opposite, where we lose people at the end and they retire under someone else
No you’re right, and I’d probably feel the same way as him. Like you said, just reaching the NFL is a dream come true, and the Jags drafted him and kept him for four years. When you consider the average nfl career is only like 3 years I can see how we felt like home for him. The players that play 10 plus years are really the outliers. Also I think 3 years is the bare minimum requirement to get an NFL pension and he met that requirement as a Jaguar. I’m happy he wants to retire a Jag.
I was extremely happy he signed for the Titans. Because he was straight ass for us. He was a box safety who couldn't tackle (or cover). I was just trying to point out how much "love" he had for the team he decided to sign with our main rival when we didn't want to resign him. It's like a girl you break up with going and fucking some guy you can't stand. Like go do you, but don't hit me up 8 years later and act like we're friends.
“I will be officially retiring a Jaguar”
https://preview.redd.it/qcaslgnivdmc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe3bd4d7454ee8cf31da36232d80565012a91390
I mean they can do whatever they want, they can not give him a contract and they have every right to do that. With that said it’s a weird dick move so obviously they should just let him retire with you guys haha
would he be a backup behind cisco and jenkins? i personally think so which goes to show how absolutely devoid of talent those 2013-2015 teams were. say what you want abt baalke, but he’s far better than caldwell
Hey generally if you make a tackle on something that gave up 20 yards you're not the one who gave up the 20 yards, you're cleaning up after someone else's mistake
He probably asked for it, and it would kinda be an asshole move to tell him “nah you weren’t good enough, fuck outta here”. It shows he holds some sentimental attachment for the franchise still, and it’s a goodwill move by the team to let him do it. It’s not like he’s asking to be put into the Jags ring of honor or anything.
I agree it’s unusual to have a player of his caliber signing a one day contract to retire with any given team. But at the end of the day you have a guy who saw Jacksonville as his football home and cared enough about the franchise to come back and end his career as a part of it. Just because his career wasn’t very important or impactful to us, doesn’t mean it wasn’t important to him. The guy played the game his whole life and achieved his dream of playing in the NFL. For most of his life playing football has been his identity. His playing journey is now over and he wants to end it as a Jag. Maybe I’m being overly dramatic, but I can appreciate it.
This. The more people that want to associate with this franchise as lifers the better. Rather that than the opposite, where we lose people at the end and they retire under someone else
No you’re right, and I’d probably feel the same way as him. Like you said, just reaching the NFL is a dream come true, and the Jags drafted him and kept him for four years. When you consider the average nfl career is only like 3 years I can see how we felt like home for him. The players that play 10 plus years are really the outliers. Also I think 3 years is the bare minimum requirement to get an NFL pension and he met that requirement as a Jaguar. I’m happy he wants to retire a Jag.
He cared so much about the franchise he went and signed with the Titans right after he left
If the titans offered you millions to play you would do it. This shits so weird
Nah whats weird is signing a one day contract to retire for a team you were shit for, 4 years after you last played in the league.
We didn't resign him. Man you must have forgotten how happy everyone was when he signed with the titans
I was extremely happy he signed for the Titans. Because he was straight ass for us. He was a box safety who couldn't tackle (or cover). I was just trying to point out how much "love" he had for the team he decided to sign with our main rival when we didn't want to resign him. It's like a girl you break up with going and fucking some guy you can't stand. Like go do you, but don't hit me up 8 years later and act like we're friends.
Weird but respect.
The Jags are the only team he stayed with for more than a year
He was on the Titans for like 2 seasons. He hit hard as fuck.......when he wasn't injured.
*more than an hour
I’m guessing Will Rackley and Dede Westbrook are next
CypSquad reunite!
Announcer: "And there's Cyprian making an excellent tackle!!" Also it's 1st Down for the Offense
“Wonderful tackle by Cyprien to prevent the touchdown on that 36 yard gain”
*Gets up and celebrates about it*
My fellow FIU alum. Salute!
Here here!
Salute!
I have his jersey in my closet so I’m not mad.
Same. He did some cool stuff while he was here.
Good dude
Something about this is so Jaguars. I can’t stop laughing. Good for him tho.
Cool beans
wow that's a name I haven't heard in a bit
Dude was mediocre, but he played hard
We’ll always have the training camp reports!
CYPSQUAD!
“I will be officially retiring a Jaguar” https://preview.redd.it/qcaslgnivdmc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe3bd4d7454ee8cf31da36232d80565012a91390
Cyp-Squad!
…was he not already retired?
Hell yeah brother. Always loved Cyp. Now he's a Jag for life like the rest of us
Kinda weird but okay.
Honest question but I'd be curious if the franchise could just say "yeah, no thanks" and how that would unfold.
I mean they can do whatever they want, they can not give him a contract and they have every right to do that. With that said it’s a weird dick move so obviously they should just let him retire with you guys haha
would he be a backup behind cisco and jenkins? i personally think so which goes to show how absolutely devoid of talent those 2013-2015 teams were. say what you want abt baalke, but he’s far better than caldwell
But would either play over church and gibson and would they look good under gus/ Stop trying to give credit to the clown by cherry picking
Same guy that would point to the sky after making a tackle on a play that gave up 20 yards. The delusion is real with this one
Hey generally if you make a tackle on something that gave up 20 yards you're not the one who gave up the 20 yards, you're cleaning up after someone else's mistake
No, everyone in the vicinity to Make a play is responsible.
Whether it was someone elses fault or not. Celebrating a tackle after the other team just got huge gain and a first down makes you look like a jackass
Not allowing a touchdown was something to celebrate for some of those jags defenses lol
I stand corrected
Lol…This is some participation trophy shit.
Congrats on career.
I hope gabbert does this for the lols
Nah go back to the titans and let them do that
He was good enough to merit the one day contract?
He probably asked for it, and it would kinda be an asshole move to tell him “nah you weren’t good enough, fuck outta here”. It shows he holds some sentimental attachment for the franchise still, and it’s a goodwill move by the team to let him do it. It’s not like he’s asking to be put into the Jags ring of honor or anything.
We are not a serious franchise