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Originally Posted by smootsmack
That's really interesting huntz. I had no idea Gibbs' plan was to trade Riggo.
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Same here - I never heard that one before.
My recollection about the end of his career may not be 100% accurate, but here it is: Riggo was my FAV Redskin, ranking right up with Sonny and Charlie Taylor. I LOVED watching him carry the ball. That last season, it seems he was getting fewer carries - getting spelled for a rest on more series than in the past. It was a real shame, because John was always at his best after pounding the defense with many carries. His 4th quarters were awesome, and not just because were were running out the clock in many of them. But late in the last season, (and I THINK late in the game), he was handed the ball or caught a pass in the flat (don't remember). He broke it for a HUGE gain down the left side - and we really needed it at the time. But a defender caught him, punched the ball out from behind, and we lost the ball. I think that may have been his last carry. Again, not certain, but it definitely put him on the bench. The real shame of it was that he had a very low fumble incidence in his career.
Now, can anyone relate the Jurgy "retirement" - the meeting in a motel where he was told he was not in the team's plans. That one should not have happened that way to such a great player and "team" player. I don't recall the details.