Reggie Wayne enjoyed one of the more stellar careers in the history of the NFL at the receiver position and he really has nothing left to prove. The Colts great has announced his retirement and he will be missed for his play and his class.
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Wayne was never the same after injuring his knee during the 2014 season and even without the injury, age was already catching up with him and making him be less productive. He decided the time was right to walk away now on his own terms.
“I think so, bro, yeah,” Wayne said Friday in a phone interview with Chappell when asked if he’ll retire. “Yeah, I’m done. … It was fun, but it’s time. It’s just time.”
This news doesn’t come as a surprise. After limping through his final season with the Colts in 2014 with lingering triceps, knee and elbow injuries, Wayne was signed by the Patriots in the preseason and spent two weeks at their training camp in Foxborough. After two weeks, Wayne asked for and was granted his release from the team.
Wayne’s 14,345 receiving yards are the eighth-most in NFL history, just 235 behind former teammate Marvin Harrison. As a six-time Pro Bowl selection with impressive career numbers, he has strong Hall of Fame credentials.
“When I look at it, what else did I have to prove?” Wayne added. “In my mind, I never got as much pub as a lot of other guys, and that’s fine. I don’t care. You know what? Numbers don’t lie. People do, but numbers don’t lie.
We salute you Reggie and the hall of fame will be calling down the road.
