It's official: Faulk is finished By Jim Thomas ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 03/22/2007 Rams running back Marshall Faulk waves to fans at the Edward Jones Dome. (Chris Lee/P-D) It was almost a foregone conclusion last year, when he underwent additional knee surgery and informed the Rams he would not play in 2006, that Marshall Faulk had played his final football game in the National Football League. On Monday, it will become official. According to multiple sources, Faulk plans to announce his retirement Monday at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix, where he will be working as an analyst for the NFL Network. Faulk, who turned 34 last month, has been coy about the possibility of returning to the NFL in 2007 in various interviews this offseason. But multiple knee surgeries over the course of his 12 NFL seasons have taken their toll. As for the Rams, they moved on last season, with Steven Jackson taking over in the backfield and earning his first Pro Bowl berth. As recently as the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis four weeks ago, Rams coach Scott Linehan said he had had no contact with Faulk in almost a year. The implication being, that if Faulk had any intention of playing in 2007, Linehan would have heard from him. During an NFL career that included five seasons with Indianapolis and then seven in St. Louis, Faulk established himself as arguably the best all-purpose running back in league history, and a sure bet for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In St. Louis, Faulk was the centerpiece of the Greatest Show on Turf, leading the high-scoring Rams of Dick Vermeil and Mike Martz to Super Bowls following the 1999 and ?01 seasons. Faulk currently ranks ninth on the NFL?s career list for rushing yards (12,279), fourth in touchdowns scored (131), and fourth in yards from scrimmage (19,154). Acquired in a 1999 trade with Indianapolis for second_ and fifth-round draft picks, Faulk compiled three straight seasons of 2,000-plus yards from scrimmage with St. Louis from 1999 through 2001, earning NFL most valuable player honors in 2000
Was he better than the other #28 we all know? Totally different styles but same results; surfire hall of famers that had there careers ended by their knees not by there choice. I would have liked to see both of them get a "last year tour" ala Tiki who in my opnion was overglorified.
OK - here's the big question: Will he (not should he) be in the Hall of Fame? I say yes but he won't be a first ballot guy.
I'd say so. Faulk was the kind of back who could change a game. Curtis was your typical workhorse back, capable of breaking out a big one everyone once in a while in his prime. He did it for a very long time. Really 2004 is his best season, while Faulk spent most of his career in the top 5 for YFS.
Marshall's plan Marshall Faulk may seem like a broadcast pro as an analyst for NFL Network, but he's actually just a rookie. Now Faulk will commit full time to his job in television after deciding to retire from football after 12 highly successful seasons. Adam Schefter writes that the Hall of Fame is also in the future for Faulk, who joined NFL Network as an analyst prior to the 2006 season. Full Story http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/home/
Great Career I loved him in college he did we for the Colts but why did they ever trade him for a 3rd rnd pick that has to be the dumbest trades ever everyone knows he would do Great for the Rams great guy also
complete lock 1st ballot for 3 years he was the best back in the league... not only does he have yards(9th) but he has TDs (4th alltime) 4th alltime in TDs!...where is the argument against?
No chance he doesn't get in. He's a shoo-in. As soon as his 5 years is up, he's got a golden bust. The standard a lot of people are starting to judge HOFers by is their impact on the game. Marshall Faulk revolutionized the RB position. Otherwise, we probably would have had no interest in Leon Washington last year and kept grinding the ball out with Barlow no matter what.
I'd say better by a wide margin. One of the best running backs in open space and a touchdown machine.
Man, he was sure fun to watch back in the "Greatest Show on Turf" days. That was a pretty big accomplishment when he broke 1,000 yards both rushing and receiving back in his first year with the Rams. I think he should (and will) make it to the HOF. Not only was he an awesome player, but, as some have already mentioned, was a class act as well.
