Dead Money Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee offensive tackle Michael Munoz decided to quit football after he was not chosen in the NFL draft over the weekend, his father, NFL Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz said Monday.The All-American started 46 games in his career despite injuries, including a torn rotator cuff that ended his senior year before the Southeastern Conference championship game in December. Anthony Munoz said his son has not yet decided what he plans to do now. "When you're not drafted, I think that's a pretty clear indication as Michael has said," Anthony Munoz told The Associated Press. "He'll tell you one door was closed and there's four or five other doors being opened at the same time. It's kind of a divine intervention here." Michael Munoz, visiting with his family in Ohio, declined to be interviewed by telephone. He told WNOX radio in Knoxville he is ready to move on. "I had fun playing football. But I never found my identify playing football," he said. "Football isn't who I am. I knew the day would come when I'd have to walk away from the sport and I'm fine with that. Some people are so wrapped up in it they can't walk away because that's who they are. It's time to make a clean break." Anthony Munoz believes injuries hurt his son's chances. Munoz, a team captain for two seasons, had to redshirt his second year at Tennessee because of a knee injury. He has missed some games with other injuries and played through pain at times. "We were totally shocked that he did not get drafted. He started four years at Tennessee," Anthony Munoz said. "Knowing as many people in the NFL as I do, there was no inkling that that was going to happen." Anthony Munoz, also an offensive tackle, was the Cincinnati Bengals' No. 1 pick in the 1980 draft. Michael Munoz was one of the most highly regarded recruits in the country coming out of high school. This story is from ESPN.com's autom LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 How can he quit when he really never played... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsRback04 Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 UDFA? Got to get his mind right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Money Posted April 25, 2005 Author Share Posted April 25, 2005 No need to kick a guy while he's down, I for one wish him luck in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by ntotoro How can he quit when he really never played... hardly :mad: he was dominate his Juinor year and a sure first rounder.... but the shoulder surgery dropped him out of the draft. probably more serious an injury than most people know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by bubba9497 hardly :mad: he was dominate his Juinor year and a sure first rounder.... but the shoulder surgery dropped him out of the draft. probably more serious an injury than most people know. Probably... Still, I don't get the rationale. Quit because he takes it as a sign by not being drafted? That doesn't sound to me like someone who really has the fire to play in the first place, unless teams physically examined him and took a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I threw shot against the kid, he was huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Former Vol Munoz Decides to Quit Football Apr 25, 1:29 PM (ET) Email this Story By ELIZABETH A. DAVIS KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee offensive tackle Michael Munoz decided to quit football after he was not chosen in the NFL draft over the weekend, his father, NFL Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz said Monday. The All-American started 46 games in his career despite injuries, including a torn rotator cuff that ended his senior year before the Southeastern Conference championship game in December. Anthony Munoz said his son has not yet decided what he plans to do now. "When you're not drafted, I think that's a pretty clear indication as Michael has said," Anthony Munoz told The Associated Press. "He'll tell you one door was closed and there's four or five other doors being opened at the same time. It's kind of a divine intervention here." Michael Munoz, visiting with his family in Ohio, declined to be interviewed by telephone. He told WNOX radio in Knoxville he is ready to move on. "I had fun playing football. But I never found my identify playing football," he said. "Football isn't who I am. I knew the day would come when I'd have to walk away from the sport and I'm fine with that. Some people are so wrapped up in it they can't walk away because that's who they are. It's time to make a clean break." Anthony Munoz believes injuries hurt his son's chances. Munoz, a team captain for two seasons, had to redshirt his second year at Tennessee because of a knee injury. He has missed some games with other injuries and played through pain at times. "We were totally shocked that he did not get drafted. He started four years at Tennessee," Anthony Munoz said. "Knowing as many people in the NFL as I do, there was no inkling that that was going to happen." Anthony Munoz, also an offensive tackle, was the Cincinnati Bengals' No. 1 pick in the 1980 draft. Michael Munoz was one of the most highly regarded recruits in the country coming out of high school. http://sports.iwon.com/news/04252005/v4298.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidsuck Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 thats a shame, I always liked the Munoz' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 it kinda sounds like his heart isn't in it totally anyway. With that last name, he'd always have that hanging over his head, playing the same position and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Who knows? A Munoz coached by Buges. Could've been interesting. That was my first thought when I heard about him going undrafted. Lots of UDFA's make NFL rosters. I'm sure there are thousands of others that want the job he doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dah-Dee Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Via KFFL: NFL | Munoz May Not be Done with Football After all - from www.KFFL.com Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:39:44 -0700 ESPN.com's John Clayton reports undrafted rookie free agent OL Michael Munoz (knee, shoulder) may not be done with football after all. His agent, Robb Nelson, has fielded enough calls about him to sign as a free agent, which is causing him to rethink his retirement. Link: http://kffl.com/hotw/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCnDaHouse Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Very strange. Almost like he played College ball because his dad did. MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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