For a brief time, I thought we might have really found something in Campbell. The cool under fire he exhibited when he first started with the Redskins, the big-time NFL arm, the humility and work ethic ... I was ready to believe.
Sadly, he never took the big leap from potential to production---a product both of his own limitations and the dysfunctional organizations he served in here and at his other subsequent NFL stops---but it doesn't feel right just letting him walk quietly off into the dusk.
Thanks for some good memories, Jason.
Sadly, he never took the big leap from potential to production---a product both of his own limitations and the dysfunctional organizations he served in here and at his other subsequent NFL stops---but it doesn't feel right just letting him walk quietly off into the dusk.
Thanks for some good memories, Jason.
Jason Campbell likely to retire after 10 seasons
Jason Campbell is ready to call it a career.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Campbell plans to retire after 10 seasons in the league. Rapoport added that the decision is not official, but that is the plan as training camps approach...
Campbell -- who also started games for the Redskins, Raiders and Bears -- has thrown for 16,771 yards in his career with 87 touchdowns and 60 interceptions.
The Redskins traded up to land Campbell with the 25th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons in Washington and started all 16 games in both the 2008 and 2009 campaigns...