Miller to retire?

At age 29 Jamir Miller is considering retirement because the financial incentive to keep playing football may not be great enough. With all due respect to Jamir, who is a pretty class guy, this is insane. He's got an offer to make 1.65 million for one year of football, and if he plays well he could play the next year for twice that or better. It sure seems like Miller is sulking about not getting a better payday than he deserves.

I'm almost 29 and have changed jobs 3 times. I could always tell when it was time for a job change because I would suddenly be unsatisfied with the amount of money I was making. And I think I read a study once that said employees who demand a raise and get it are still likely to quit that job within a year or two. In other words, Jamir may be checked out of football. The NFL is not a good place for someone who isn't hungry, and the only way Jamir is likely to regain that hunger is to sit on the sidelines for a season. That's too bad.

Miller says he won't have anything to say for a week or two. Policy suggests Miller needs to decide in the very near future. I'm with Policy on this one.