The Neon One is gone. Deion Sanders, aka "Prime Time" has retired from football. He will go down as one of the greatest players ever. In his prime, he could shut down one whole side of the field and make opposing quarterbacks reluctant to throw towards him. Deion embodied many things but most of all, he was extremely talented. Yes, he did talk alot and was an endless self-promoter but i respected him despite all that because when a man is that good, he can afford to be a little brash. Part of the reason i'm an Atlanta Falcons fan is because i love Deion. When he moved onto the San Francisco 49ers, i was happy to see him win his first Super Bowl. Deion was larger than life. I loved watching him run an interception back into the enemy endzones while dancing and skipping down the sideline.



His skills have slipped with age but he chose to retire only because he could no longer play up to his "Prime Time" heydays. He will continue to play baseball (Deion is a two sport athlete) and i hope he finds some success and fulfillment there. Maybe next year he'll return to the Falcons and help inaugurate the new Michael Vick-Jamal Anderson "Dirty Birds." Forever 21.



(yes, that's right. i'm on deion's jock. believe it.)