Monday, October 26, 2015
In the end
In 1984 moon was a rookie sensation. He threw 3,338 yards during the season when he played for the CFL. Still the Oilers went 3-13 finishing last in their division. He faced a lot of pressure being the only black staring quarterback in the NFL. He said as he improved he was seen less as a black quarterback and more as a quarterback in general. He proved himself to everyone and they stopped seeing him as just a black man playing football. Between 1987 and 1993 the Oilers made it to the playoffs every year with Moon playing. In 1993 he was traded to the Vikinhs where he signed another $5.5 million contact for two years. He once again led his team to the playoffs. In 1996 moon was accused of domestic violence when a call was made to police and his wife was found with signs of abuse but he and his wife said the dispute was mutual and testified to a jury. Moon was acquitted of all charges and he and his wife reconciled but later divorced in 2001. Moon never reached his goal of winning the super brown but his talents didn't go unnoticed. He's in the CFL hall of fame. And he's the 5th best quarterback to ever be in the NFL holding the record for 4,489 yards in one season when he played for th Vikings. In his career he got 144 touchdowns and 21,000 yards in passing. He is now a analyst for the Seattle Seahawks and he is retired. He always wanted to play for the Seahawks but never made it which is why he decided to be their announcer and analyst. Moons life after the NFL took a turn for the worst when he was arrested for drunk driving but found that he was under the legal limit at the time of arrest therefore he was acquitted of dui chargers and instead was fined for negligent driving. Warren moon had a long career with the NFL and made small mistakes in his life after his time in the NFL was over. But overall he was an exceptional player and he made a name for himself and still holds many records, he came a long way from where he started and met nearly all his goals in life with football.
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This seems like a good book but i wanna know why wasn't he able to play for the seattle seahawks during in his career.Im upset that he retired because he seem like he had great potential to had became a great Quarterback and not just know as a black one but as a Quarterback in general. and i dont like that after the NFL his life changed and it seems like after he retired that he was depressed like after playing the sport he loved he just had nothing else it seems like a very intersting book i will read it in the future.
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