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Vinny, 40, a starting QB? Yikes!(NFL Preview)(Vinny Testaverde)
Black balloons. Over-the-hill banners. Gag gifts, like a bottle of Metamucil and a package of Depends. That's how most folks greet the big 4-0, with a grim grin and the full realization that middle age is upon them.
"But most folks aren't Vinny Testaverde. Vinny is 40, and he's a starting quarterback in the NFL. Amazing. I'm three years younger than Vinny, and I was 34 the last time I threw a pass in the NFL. When I retired, my body had had it. It wasn't just the concussions, which everybody remembers. It was the incredible pounding I had taken over the years and the aches and pains that wouldn't go away. If Vinny can deal with that for a full season, more power to him.
It's hard for any quarterback to stay healthy for 16 games. Only 13 quarterbacks started every game last season; the oldest, Brad Johnson, was 35. A 40-year-old surviving the season? No way.
It's not so much the pounding from a given game. It's the recovery time. Early in my career, I usually felt pretty good by the Wednesday after a game. By my last season, though, I was just getting over the ...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Herschel Nissenson October 26, 1986 700+ words
...included Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar and Vinny Testaverde - an assortment of riches that seems...we felt he was a little ahead of Vinny mentally," Stevens said. Though...shoulders and they're winners." "Vinny's got half a season to go and...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Siegel, Jon October 24, 1997 700+ words
...practically the first time in his 11-year career, Vinny Testaverde is not looking over his shoulder. The 1986 Heisman...that, you'll cause problems. We know what to ask Vinny for. We know what he's going to give us."
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- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Craig, Mark September 9, 2004 700+ words
...Irving, Texas -- Forty-year-old Vinny Testaverde still wants to play professional...in 1986. Why? "I don't think Vinny wants to leave `The Boys Club...to the AFC Championship Game. "Vinny is a very orderly person," Parcells...
- Maxwell Football Club to honor Vinny Testaverde and Lawrence Taylor. (NEWS...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 13, 1987 700+ words
...noon at Horizons in the Franklin Plaza Hotel, 17th and Race streets, on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Maxwell award winner Vinny Testaverde and Burt Bell award winner Lawrence Taylor will be on hand for questions and answers. Please indicate your intention...
- JETS' LATE WIN LOOKS FAMILIAR VINNY TESTAVERDE HOOKS UP WITH ANTHONY BECHT FOR...
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) December 24, 2001 700+ words
Byline: Associated Press Vinny Testaverde has become the master of the comeback. For the second straight week, Testaverde found Anthony Becht for the winning score in...
- WILL MCDONOUGH'S MOCK DRAFT NO. TEAM PLAYER POS. COLLEGE 1. TAMPA BAY VINNY...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe April 26, 1987 700+ words
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- Vinny signs with Pats: Former Jets QB, 43, returns to NFL to serve as backup to...
- Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY) November 15, 2006 700+ words
...Byline: Bob Glauber Nov. 15--Vinny Testaverde is back in the NFL. The 43...league history. Old reliables Vinny Testaverde is among the oldest players...Stenerud, K 1985 Vikings 43 Vinny Testaverde, QB 2006 Patriots SOURCE...
- In final analysis, Vinny and Keyshawn lead the Cowboys' offense.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News September 5, 2004 700+ words
...Jean-Jacques Taylor DALLAS _ Vinny Testaverde will be the oldest starting...yards in the preseason. He and Vinny Testaverde have a chemistry that should...provided he stays healthy. Vinny Testaverde loves him. Flozell Adams and...
