Plenty of NFL players have retired and un-retired, but Kurt Warner considered doing something unprecedented. The Hall of Fame quarterback pondered a return for this season as he nears his 47th birthday (video link via Patrick Daugherty of NBC Sports). 
“I was actually ready to, for this coming season, I actually talked to a coach and my wife said, ‘Go for it, I think it would be great,‘” Warner said during a St. Louis Cardinals telecast. “So I actually talked to a coach about possibly doing it if they needed someone, but then they went out and signed somebody. I don’t think they thought I was serious. So I think we’re completely done now.”
Warner, a former Super Bowl champion and MVP, last took the field in the 2009 season with the Cardinals. He left the game on a high note after leading Arizona to a victory in the opening round of the playoffs, but he has also been out of action for nearly a decade. It’s not clear if any team would have given real consideration to signing Warner, but it sounds like he was fairly serious about the idea on his end.
Running back Herschel Walker famously claimed that he could still play in the NFL when he was in his 50s. He never did make his way back to the gridiron, but he did compete as a professional mixed martial artist in the now defunct Strikeforce promotion.
It’s unlikely that Warner would have garnered real consideration for his planned return, but it’s a fun what-if scenario to ponder.
Tag along with the Rams?
Still could’ve made better throws than Deshone Kizer.
I love Kurt. I’m a Bucs fan and I hated those great Rams “GSOT” teams but Kurt is an all-time great. Mad respect. Would have loved to see a comeback. I believe he’s still be a solid QB in his mid 40s
Walker could probably still play. He was ripped 2 years ago.
Wouldn’t pass a drug test though
Only the dumb guys get caught. The pro juicers know when they need to “produce” a sample.
Let’s start a Senior NFL. Let’s see what should be the rules? Field dimensions? Lol
Anyone else think that team was Miami?
Baltimore.