With the first ever season of regression in NSFL history comes the first ever players that are auto-retired. This article looks at notable NSFL players who are going to be retired because of regression. If people like this I may make it a yearly thing after every regression.
Only two this time though...
Break Bottles - TE
Break Bottles was the long time TE of the San Jose Sabercats, and played his entire career with the team ever since S1. He was never dominant by any standards, and there were a few seasons where he was relegated to a back up role on the Sabercats before becoming the starter once again. Even as a backup, his usage remained close to the same.
On the field, he was never super noteworthy, but he makes this list due to his longevity as the Sabercats TE.
Below are his receiving stats per season.
JJ Reigns - DE -> WR
Definitely the most notable of this bunch. JJ Reigns was the first ever draft pick in NSFL history, going #1oa in the S1 draft. On the field, JJ Reigns can easily be considered a bust, though the Otters will tell you how valuable he was in mentoring the team on the inner workings of the sim as, after all, he had forgotten more about the sim than many of us will ever know.
As I mentioned, his on the field performance was pretty mediocre. He started out as a DE and later position switched to a WR. His most notable year was in S1 as a DE, and after he went inactive his stats slowly dwindled as he faded into mediocrity. After switching to WR, the Otters used him to decent success as a WR #3 before trading him to the Yeti, where he didn't do much of note. He was finally traded to NOLA where he had his second best receiving year before retiring.
Below are his career stats by season.
Those were the two that I felt were most notable... let me know if there's any I missed and I can add them :cheers:
Only two this time though...
Break Bottles - TE
Break Bottles was the long time TE of the San Jose Sabercats, and played his entire career with the team ever since S1. He was never dominant by any standards, and there were a few seasons where he was relegated to a back up role on the Sabercats before becoming the starter once again. Even as a backup, his usage remained close to the same.
On the field, he was never super noteworthy, but he makes this list due to his longevity as the Sabercats TE.
Below are his receiving stats per season.
JJ Reigns - DE -> WR
Definitely the most notable of this bunch. JJ Reigns was the first ever draft pick in NSFL history, going #1oa in the S1 draft. On the field, JJ Reigns can easily be considered a bust, though the Otters will tell you how valuable he was in mentoring the team on the inner workings of the sim as, after all, he had forgotten more about the sim than many of us will ever know.
As I mentioned, his on the field performance was pretty mediocre. He started out as a DE and later position switched to a WR. His most notable year was in S1 as a DE, and after he went inactive his stats slowly dwindled as he faded into mediocrity. After switching to WR, the Otters used him to decent success as a WR #3 before trading him to the Yeti, where he didn't do much of note. He was finally traded to NOLA where he had his second best receiving year before retiring.
Below are his career stats by season.
Those were the two that I felt were most notable... let me know if there's any I missed and I can add them :cheers: