Marquise Goodwin hits back at those who question her emotional decision to withdraw from the 2020 NFL season
In a moving YouTube video on Tuesday, the veteran NFL wide receiver Marquise Goodwin has told the world he is stepping down from the 2020 season, a season that was supposed to be his first with the Eagles of Philadelphia.
After four years with the Bison Tickets and three seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Goodwin was traded to Philly and signed a restructured one-year / $ 1.35 million contract with the Eagles during the offseason and could have added an additional $ 1 million in incentives. This contract will now be extended to the 2021 season and he will receive either an allowance of $ 350,000 (at high risk) or a voluntary cash advance of $ 150,000.
Marquise Goodwin chose to step down for very good reasons, but that naturally hasn’t stopped people from calling her out and verbally assaulting her, which seems about right as this seems to be the main use of the media. social nowadays.
Marquise Goodwin’s NFL career
Before embarking on Marquise Goodwin’s NFL career, it was clear that football was not even his best sport when he attended the University of Texas. In addition to playing for Mack Brown, he was also a track star and two-time NCAA long jump champion. He competed in the London Olympics in 2012 and placed 10th. But back to football.
Marquise Goodwin was taken with the 78th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He caught 17 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns during his rookie season, but struggled with injuries over the next two years. He came back strong in 2016 with 29 catches for 431 yards and three touchdowns before signing with the 49ers heading into the 2017 season.
His first year in San Francisco was the best year of his career. He caught 56 passes for 962 yards and two touchdowns. The following year, he set career highs in one game with 126 yards and two touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers. Goodwin played nine games in 2019 before being placed in the injured reserve and missed his first Super Bowl earlier this year. The 49ers traded him to the Eagles in April.
Marquise Goodwin has chosen to withdraw from the 2020 NFL season to focus on family
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In a week that saw many players withdraw from the 2020 NFL season, Marquise Goodwin joined the club on Tuesday, posting a moving video explaining why he chose to do so. You can watch the full video above (and it’s highly recommended), but the main point he was trying to make was that he wouldn’t choose football over family like he had in the pass.
In 2017, he and his wife lost a child after giving birth prematurely. Goodwin chose to leave while in hospital to play for the 49ers, a decision he still regrets. A year later, the same week of the same month, the couple lost twins. He was visibly devastated and his playing naturally suffered. He didn’t want to think about football anymore when he knew his wife was home alone crying.
But in February 2019, the Goodwins’ luck finally changed. They welcomed a healthy baby girl and if you watch part of the video above watch the part where Marquise Goodwin brings her in. That’s what he had to say about why he is retiring from the season.
“Until February 2019, our lives changed for the better as we finally got the chance to bring home our first living baby, our rainbow baby. (Goodwin brings his daughter) Okay, all of you. It’s here, it’s my reason. She is the reason I am retiring for the season. After choosing football so many times, I feel like I’m inclined to make the right decision by finally choosing my family first, and that’s a real conversation.
The NFL is known to be implementing protocols to tackle the COVID pandemic as well as other professional leagues. I will not take the risk of suffering another loss because of my selfish decision making. I can not do it.
Therefore, I chose not to play just for this [2020] season or until medical professionals around the world agree that this is a safe environment for everyone, not just NFL players. I will not be playing the 2020-2021 NFL football season. I ask everyone to respect my decision and I hope you will stay safe in these unprecedented times. “
Marquise Goodwin
What better reason to stay home than this? But then the inevitable happened. Instead of being happy for him, people started jumping all over Marquise Goodwin.
He suffered verbal abuse on social media for pulling out, but he’s not backing down
Less than 24 hours after choosing to opt out of the 2020 season, Marquise Goodwin was back on social media to let the world know that not everyone was in agreement with his decision and that he abused it. But he certainly wasn’t about to back down and threw a flick at the end of his tweet.
Too bad. In a world where professional athletes are criticized for making too much money and not living in the real world, here is a guy who has gone through real heartache and refuses money to stay home with his wife and daughter. . How exactly is Marquise Goodwin supposed to win here?
Stay classy, internet.
* All statistics are courtesy of Pro-Football-Reference
