Saying Goodbye To Mike Alstott

It might come as a surprise to some of you that Buccaneers "fullback" Mike Alstott has retired. The surprise, of course, is that he didn't retire years ago; we hadn't noticed him the last couple of years either.

Mike Alstott made a ton of Pro Bowls as a fullback, a position he never really played, and is mostly notable for being one of those guys that broadcasters absolutely love beyond all rational understanding. You break a couple of tackles every once in a while, and no one notices your poor running stats and your inability to block.

But at least he's getting out while he can still stand.

This isn't really much of news either, if Alstott didn't retire this season there was a good chance his head would simply fall off. The long time fan favorite should have retired a long time, in 2003 he had a vertebrae removed from his neck, replaced with bone from a cadaver and had the entire thing fused with titanium. Alstott was the NFL version of Frankenstein

Tough guy, fantasy football vulture, inevitable FOX broadcaster. Mike Alstott will be hearing "BOOM .... BOOM" from Chris Berman in his ears for the rest of his life, and so will we.

Alstott Retires [Best Bucs Blog]