BlueInCanada Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Former Giant Terrell Thomas announces retirement14 By Conor Orr Around The NFL Writer Published: Feb. 12, 2015 at 11:32 a.m. Updated: Feb. 12, 2015 at 12:04 p.m. Above all else, Terrell Thomas should be remembered for his 2013 season. After coming back from his third ACL tear, the Giants cornerback completed a full 16-game season, highlighted by a pick and 58 tackles out of the slot position. His hope was to catch on with another team after a full offseason of recovery, but that never happened outside of a brief training camp stint with theSeahawks. On Thursday, Thomas announced his retirement through theGiants organization, calling it quits after six seasons and 60 games played. He had 12 career interceptions and 235 tackles. "I thought I had two more years," Thomas said, via a team release when asked about his final NFL game. "I thought I was about to be a top free agent and continue my career for two more years and show God's grace. But He had a different plan for me." The former second-round pick out of USC told the team's website that he was set to have an active free agency in March of 2014 but could not get his knee approved by team doctors. "I thought I was going to have an active free agency," Thomas said. "The number one thing was the doctors would not approve my knee. Every team, G.M., coaches, they loved me and wanted me, and thought I had a great year after coming back from all the ACL injuries. They thought that I would be better last year. But the doctors wouldn't approve me." Although he counts that as a disappointment, Giants fans will remember Thomas as a team leader amid a miserable 2013 season where the team started 0-6. They finished 7-9 in no small part thanks to Thomas' play on defense. Though he couldn't control the end of his career, he went out the way he'd like to be remembered. "That is probably the hardest part that I had to deal with," Thomas said. "That I was on the verge of being a very great player. The Giants, coach (former cornerbacks coach Peter) Giunta, coach (safeties coach David) Merritt, (former defensive coordinator) Perry Fewell and Tom Coughlin really instilled confidence in me and made me believe in myself and really brought out the best of me as a football player. I just felt like I left something out there. I felt that I had a lot to prove for myself and the organization." http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000470197/article/former-giant-terrell-thomas-announces-retirement Thought he was a good corner when he was healthy, just could never stay healthy. What's with the Giant's and ending players careers early, seems like a player every year just end up never playing the game again after a few seasons with the Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeMesiS Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 a real shame really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 3 torn acl's right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 poor guy. that was a good find too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMFP Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Good guy, wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Good guy, wish him the best. Yep. Did what he needed to do but it's better he's able to walk upright when he's 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgutmartyr Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 It sucks. Saw he was going to be good during his rookie year. One of those deals where we could have had a long-term core player without picking up a free agent had he only stayed healthy. It sickens me to see so many good players deteriorate rapidly. I have nothing but good thoughts for the guy. Hope the knees let him be comfortable for the rest of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Another high-round Giants pick lost permanently to injury. Jerry Palmieri is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 You know, you never know. T2, Chad Jones, David Wilson... Anybody think of any others in recent years that had a lot of potential and promise to have their careers cut so short? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 None of those injuries above were the fault of Palmeiri, though. Just weird, bad circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgutmartyr Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 You know, you never know. T2, Chad Jones, David Wilson... Anybody think of any others in recent years that had a lot of potential and promise to have their careers cut so short? LOL. Pretty much the 2008 draft class. What kind of sick god let's Brian Kehl have the longest, healthiest career out of that draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osi724dasack Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Kenny Phillips also Jimbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFire Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Unfortunately for players this is normal. Pushing your body to extremes works for some genetic freaks but not others. It's a short career for many athletes and playing the blame game is pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeMesiS Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 You know, you never know. T2, Chad Jones, David Wilson... Anybody think of any others in recent years that had a lot of potential and promise to have their careers cut so short? Steve Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osi724dasack Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Actually atleast Kenny and Nicks both were HUGE reasons for our SB in 2011. Scratch KP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 You know, you never know. T2, Chad Jones, David Wilson... Anybody think of any others in recent years that had a lot of potential and promise to have their careers cut so short? I'll give you Jones and Wilson, though with the intense rounds of player evaluation at the combine I have no idea how Wilson's condition wasn't diagnosed. However, over the past decade I've gotten pretty fucking tired of the ACLs, the Quads, the torn biceps and the torn pectorals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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