Thursday, October 19, 2006

Will Tiki Retire? Hear The Latest On Sirius

Associated Press
Tiki Barber Considers Hanging Up Cleats
By TOM CANAVAN , 10.19.2006, 02:44 AM via www.forbes.com

Walking away from the never-ending pain of professional football after this season for a career in front of a television camera might save Tiki Barber's body. It also would likely mean a significant pay cut for the popular New York Giants running back. The 31-year-old Barber, who leads the NFL in rushing with 533 yards, created a stir over the past two days by saying he is leaning toward retiring after this season...

...Barber and his brother Ronde already have a weekly radio show on Sirius, "The Barber Shop." George Gardner, director of strategic communications for the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University, said Barber is an ideal prospect for a television slot. "He (Barber) is one of those unique packages," Gardner said. "He is popular, articulate, credible, well-liked and one of those all-time good guys. He is very marketable in New York right now." ...read more: here