Ronde May Retire If Raheem Is Fired

December 28, 2009 at 10:54pm by Scott   •  1 Comment »

Ronde Barber threw his biggest support yet behind Raheem Morris, indicating to Pewter Report that if Morris was to be let go, it would influence him to retire.

When asked if whether Morris’ return will influence his decision to come back for a 13th season with the Buccaneers or retire, Barber said it would.

“Absolutely it will,” Barber said. “I can’t say which way it will, either, but I think you can assume which way (planning on retiring).”

It’s not as big a deal as it seems. If Morris stays, Ronde stays and everything is like it was this year. If Morris is canned, chances are good the new head coach would want to remake the team in his own image and that wouldn’t include a 35-year old cornerback anyway. But the sentiment is nice. Kind of a “thank you for not booting me with all the other old guys”. Hallmark really is missing out on that market.