According to Adam Schefter of the NFL Network, Jeff Garcia is threatening to walk away from the game if he doesn’t receive a new contract.
Garcia said on Sirius NFL Radio Wednesday that he “will seriously think about what my alternate options may be (if the Bucs don’t give him a raise)…And it may come to not playing football anymore.” Garcia feels “mistreated” and “taken advantage of,” but did admit that walking away would be hard. It is highly doubtful that Garcia would go through with retiring. He can’t even bear to stay away from voluntary work.
Is this a joke? Garcia is 38 years old and can only be effective in a West Coast offense (see his years in Cleveland and Detroit if you disagree). What does he have to complain about? Furthermore, who is he to threaten any team?
He’s had a nice year and a half. But he’s fooling himself if he thinks he should be making truckloads of cash. If Donovan McNabb doesn’t go down two years ago, Garcia isn’t even a starter in the NFL. The two-year, $7 million contract he signed with Tampa last offseason is more than fair. Excuse Tampa if they want to see how he plays one more year before signing a 38-year old quarterback to an extension.
