Cardinals QB Kurt Warner announced that he will retire from football after 12 season in the NFL.

Warner was one of the great stories of the league. The devoted Christian and former Arena league player went from stacking shelves at the supermarket, to taking over for an injured Trent Green in St Louis. Warner eventually took the Rams to 2 Super Bowls, winning one (SB XXXIV). Warner also won 2 league MVPs as well.

Once Warner left the Rams, he had a brief stint with the Giants before going to Arizona. Warner rejuvenated his career with the Cardinals and made Arizona become a respectable team. Warner led the Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII before losing to the Steelers.



For the 2009 season, the 38-year-old Warner still had a good year, completing over 66% of his passes and throwing 26 TDs. The Cardinals fell short to the New Orleans Saints in the 2009 NFL Divisional Playoff round.

Kurt Warner will be missed, but not as much as his feisty wife, Brenda Warner. We've seen Brenda transform from an ugly duckling, to a swan, right before our eyes.




Enjoy your swan, Kurt. You were definitely one of the great ones.


A couple of "Did You Know?" Facts:

-Only quarterback to throw for over 14,000 yards with two different teams (St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals)
-2nd Highest career passer rating, Playoffs - 104.6 (Bart Starr is first)
-Tied Johnny Unitas with 4 consecutive games with a passer rating over 120 (against Brett Favre and the 10-1 Vikings on 12/6/2009)
-2nd Highest Average Passing Yards Per Game, Career (Min. 100 games) - 260.4 yards/game (Peyton Manning is first)
-Only NFL quarterback to throw 40 touchdowns and win a Super Bowl in the same season (1999).