Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman revealed in an interview over the weekend that he nearly unretired to compete for the Miami Dolphins. The former Dallas Cowboys great quarterback won three Super Bowls with the NFC East franchise and earned six trips to the Pro Bowl, but that current Fox Sports broadcaster almost went back into the deep end with the Dolphins after being waived and retiring with the Cowboys.
Per Sam Farmer in the Los Angeles Times:
“I also considered playing for the Miami Dolphins, when Norv was their offensive coordinator in 2002 and ’03. The pattern here was I wasn’t going anywhere unless Norv was there. I knew him, and I knew that his quarterback had a chance to be successful.
“Jay Fiedler was his quarterback that year, and Dave Wannstedt was Miami’s coach. So Norv said, “Dave wants to meet with you at the Super Bowl this year.” So I met with Dave and he wanted to talk to me about coming out of retirement. He asked me if I’d consider it, and I said, “I don’t know. Let’s talk about it.” So we did, and I got back to Dallas and I gave it more thought. I did, and I decided I wanted to do it.”
Eventually the Dolphins considered Aikman too injury-prone with a concussion in recent memory afflicting the former first-overall pick of the 1989 NFL Draft. Aikman retired at the age of 34 with the Cowboys, at least that's how history shook out with Miami deciding against bringing him in.
Aikman's comments come on the heels as future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady decides his NFL future. The 42-year-old gunslinger has won six titles with the New England Patriots, but he is finally an unrestricted free agent in 2020 and could retire or play for another franchise—something unthinkable for NFL observers over the last two decades.
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