Barry Sanders, Andrew Luck and Tom Brady: 3 Very Different Retirement Scenarios

With Tom Terrific announcing he will not step away as previously reported, let's take a dive into three notable NFL retirement decisions and how they unfolded. Barry Left the NFL and the CountryBarry Sanders Getting Loose-photo CBSSports Arguably the most evasive NFL RB ever, Barry Sanders surprised the football world with a decision to completely walk away from the gridiron — just a couple years removed from his amazing 1997 MVP season. The Detroit Lions franchise had missed the playoffs for several seasons prior to Sanders joining the team in 1989. Just two years later, the ...