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"padding-right:6px;">NEWS :: MIKE MINTER ANNOUNCED HIS
RETIREMENT FROM THE NFL
Mike Minter announced his retirement from the NFL and from the
Carolina Panthers on August 7, 2007. Due to pain in his knees,
Minter decided to leave now rather than playing a final year at
less than 100%.
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height="147"> Mike Minter announced his retirement from the NFL and
from the Carolina Panthers on August 7, 2007. Due to pain in his
knees, Minter decided to leave now rather than playing a final year
at less than 100%. He had originally planned to play this one last
season, but during training camp realized that the pain would
prevent him from playing the way that he had played his whole
career. Minter played at the University of Nebraska, where he
started and starred on their national championship team in the mid
90’s. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the NFL Draft in
1997 and has remained a Panther throughout his career. He became
known for his consistency on the field, rarely missing any games,
and known for his wide-open style of play. Any receiver who caught
a pass knew when Minter was coming their way; they could feel him
bearing down. Mike Minter was also known for his leadership with
the team and for his leadership in the community. Mike is a
well-respected member of the Charlotte community and has worked
hard to serve his community since his arrival here in 1997. The
Panthers owner, Jerry Richardson, fought to hold back the tears at
the press conference when Minter retired and those of us who have
enjoyed watching him play over the years did the same thing. Mike
Minter played in the Super Bowl with the Panthers, and during the
game, broke his foot in the third quarter. Not even a broken foot
could stop him from staying in the game and he ended up with 18
tackles for the game. Minter retires with 771 career tackles, the
leader in career tackles in the history of the Panthers, 17
interceptions, 4 interception return touchdowns, and 11 sacks. Jake
Delhomme, quarterback of the Panthers, said “That’s the one point
that needs to be made: this was a man off the field. I’m not
talking in a masculine type of way. I’m talking in the fatherly
type of way and the civic person he was.?* Last year, Mike Minter
graciously gave us an interview here at Prodigal Son Magazine. In
the middle of the day, fresh off a morning workout, he sat down and
spoke about his faith and what his plans were after his football
career had concluded. He told me that he would be moving into
ministry after his playing days were finished and as he spoke, his
eyes sparkled with excitement about sharing his faith in a new way.
Mike’s career on the football field has now ended, but his message
is just beginning. *- Quote taken from -
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2964793.
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