After I discovered football as a boy, I wanted to be what you eventually became. 

I was a fan of your dad when I was growing up. I ached for him every time he got pounded into the Superdome turf. I hated the Saints for trading him to Houston. 

I was a huge Tennessee Vols fan when you were choosing schools and was ecstatic when you signed there. I ached every time your teams couldn't beat the Gators while you were there.

I prayed you'd get drafted by an NFL team close to me, but that didn't happen. 

I nearly freaked out when I got a glimpse of you coming out of the back of St. Elmo's Steakhouse in Indianapolis in 2006. I almost jumped up and chased after you. 

I probably made enemies at the Super Bowl party I attended when you won your first Super Bowl. But I didn't care. 

I was elated when I heard you'd fathered a son, and I hope he can keep the legacy alive. 

I couldn't speak when you walked one foot away from me at the Manning Passing Academy in 2012. I did well just to breathe and not squeal like a middle school girl. 

I thought I'd pass out the next night after I shook your hand and talked to you for a while. 

I never got to watch you play live during your career, and I'll always regret it. 

As you finished your last rodeo tonight most deservedly and only fittingly as a champion, I had to shed a tear, because I don't want to imagine football without you. I'm just not ready for you to go. 

Why?

Because I got to live my dream of being an NFL quarterback by watching you. You were an elite athletic version of me in a helmet and pads. 

I never cared who did or didn't like you, because you were the living embodiment of the football player I always dreamed of being, and you always did it with passion, skill, and class. 

So thank you, Number 18. I will always cherish your memory. 

No one else will ever eclipse you as my favorite football player of all time.
Praying for smiling faces & beautiful places of my 2nd home state of #SouthCarolina during flooding. #nothingfiner
Grateful to see @StetsonBaseball fall scrimmage v Team Canada jr nationals. I'll try to stay alive! 😂🚫❤️⚡️
The @drpepper www.larryculpepper.com site is a HOOT, including this poll! #heinventedtheplayoffs
Great to see my ol buddy @CoachJonLeamy this wknd! Wishing him & @MSUBearsMSoccer lots of luck this season!
Amazing find at @mspairport! Instead of rows of seats @ gates, 1 or 2-seat diner-style tables w iPads & chargers!
#mojo. #swag. #SWEEP! #wegotsit. And I saw it ALL LIVE!  @sfgiants #weareGIANT
Neat that my mentor @JPMuczko is on 1 coast rolling w his @redsox nation while I'm on other w my @sfgiants nation!
Inside the @SFGiants  @CafeSFG, watching for my tweet! #sfgsocial
Too busy teaching Herb Shuffle to these people! RT @drjubenville @drbengoss tell them about that paint brush special.
Well @MTWoltring &  @TheRembot, look who's at first base tonight: our ol friend Cowboy Joe West! #baseballsbiggestgut
@47Brand sure liked your hats better when they had smaller panels & didn't make me look like I had a Sponge Bob head.
More free preview of @mlb extra innings: start of your team's game may be preempted by earlier game's finish.
Turn on my tv.
Who do I see?
Long lost bud @RichOnSports
Smiling back at me!
He was dead wrong. But I got chills when Pete Rose came out tonight. So glad I got to meet him in 2006. #allstargame
Yesterday: Read @Dan_Shaughnessy column. Drove to Cape Cod. Talked about it all day. Arrive back. Boom. There he is.
And here's the new girlfriend. 6 feet tall. Puerto Rican princess. 9 years younger than me. Smart as hell. Super hot.
RIP Ken "The Snake" Stabler. Always wanted to meet him. Sadly, I never did. #Raiders
Overwhelming bbq sauce on my "BBQ Turkey Burger" at @InterConHotels Miami. To be fair, other bun was the same way.
Wanna prank someone over the #Houston #Astros / #STL #Cardinals fiasco? Grab em something w this at www.cafepress.com/drbengoss
Happy #orangefriday! @sfgiants #wearegiant
@_ChrisScott you are correct, my son. Or the baseball gods will frown upon you, as 1 team discovered here:
And while we are at it: happy #timlincecum day! #momenTIM #sfgaints #wearegiant

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