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MamaRAMa
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Why couldn't he have finished the game and THEN retired?

Like he said in the letter...he had a reality check and knew right then and there that he didn't want it anymore.

If he were to go back out there in that kind of mental condition, he would've been half-assin' it - IMO, much more disrespectful to his teammates and coaches than calling it quits at halftime.