Ellis Hobbs May Not Be Retiring After All

by JasonB on Jun 6, 2011 2:00 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Ellis Hobbs suffered what we all seemed to think was a career ending neck injury last season versus the Giants. It was the second neck injury in as many years for Hobbs and afterward he was doing human interest pieces on ESPN talking about how he had to think about his quality of life and his children etc and there were several reports that he was going to retire.

Not so fast says Hobbs... When asked this week about his plans for the future, he says he has not made the decision to retire.

"All I'm doing is relaxing," Hobbs said. "Because of the lockout, it's just giving me extra time to work on other things. But none of the doctors have said I need to shut it down, I need to stop playing. I myself haven't even thought about that, or going that route. I've weighed both sides of it, and I'm pretty comfortable where I am right now."

Hobbs was in the final year of his deal last season so he's currently an unrestricted free agent. If he did make the decision to play again next year, it would seem pretty unlikely that the Eagles would have a lot of interest.

For now, Hobbs is running a football camp for kids in Rhode Island.

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Hobbs is awesome

The thing he did on Christmas was such a nice thing to do. I hope he retires though. Didnt he have like two concussions just last year?

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by Udalango on Jun 6, 2011 2:09 PM EDT reply actions

I dont think he had any concussions. It was neck injuries.

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by JasonB on Jun 6, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

ohhhh great.......

i like Hobbs he’s a class act and a great human being but i also hope he retires, hopefully this isnt a prelude to this…….." Were confident in the guys we have on the team and are expecting Ellis to be a big contributor to this young defense"

by goldenbird09 on Jun 6, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions

i pray that he is healthy and returns to the game he loves.........

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by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Jun 6, 2011 3:10 PM EDT reply actions

Look on the bright side

He is not currently on the roster. let some other team take a chance on an old, injured cb. We already have marlin Jackson . Do we really need another?

by Saidrick on Jun 6, 2011 3:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

I wonder...

…if he is bringing in Kenny Britt as a guest at his football camp.

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by Qwest on Jun 6, 2011 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

I actually disagree, Jason

I think we have more interest in him than most teams

We know his strengths and weaknesses…

I’m not saying that the interest we have in him is significant, but our RCB/CB backups are lacking, and signing him to an incentive laden contract/one year deal (if he is cleared medically) couldn’t be the worst move we’ve ever made…

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by Ralf E Chubbs on Jun 6, 2011 6:16 PM EDT reply actions

I would prefer him to Dimitri and Marlin, so it’s at least worth keeping that option open.

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by alcatraz0109 on Jun 6, 2011 6:41 PM EDT reply actions

Yes.

Still need to add a good veteran from free agency, but he was the best option on the other side of Asante last year. As a third CB and if he can get his kick return game back on track, he’d be a good man to keep on the roster.

by IggleGreen on Jun 6, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t know. The guy lost his job to Dmitri before he was injured, and the combination of age and a major injury can’t exactly help his ability. Sure, there’s a good chance he would have taken the job back from Dmitri after some of Dmitri’s poor performances, but that’s hardly an endorsement. And I doubt he has the ability at this point to do much for the return game.

Not to be a downer, but Ellis Hobbs is done and the Eagles should look elsewhere.

by Rujasu on Jun 7, 2011 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Dimitri didn’t take any job from him. He had one bad game, nay, one bad quarter, which was the result of a back injury. He missed two games because of the injury (during which time Dimitri played well), and in his first game back, he got his neck injury. I have no doubt he would have started again had he been healthy.

Hobbs posted a 6.9 YPA and a 3.1 SYPA (which factors in efficiency and productivity) in 7 starts. Small sample size applies, but it would have been among the top 25% of CBs in 2009. (I don’t have this year’s numbers.) In comparison, Dimitri had 8.0 YPA and 4.6 SYPA in 9 starts (around the 40th percentile – below average). These numbers would be spread out even more if we took away Hobbs’ abomination vs. Tennessee and Dimitri’s great first two game(s).

Age isn’t really in the discussion, as Hobbs is only a month older than Patterson.

If he’s 100% healthy, I would want him back as a depth CB/KR, but that’s the biggest question mark.

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by alcatraz0109 on Jun 7, 2011 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Well statisticalized Alca. I’d really love to see him get back into his old KR form too, but that is a lot to ask for. Like you said, he would add a lot of depth. Hobbs, if healthy, is no throw away, no matter how bad he performed in one game. Some fans are so incredibly fickle.

by IggleGreen on Jun 7, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Sometimes the NFL

should step in and say “You can’t play anymore” Before I get jumped on -No, I’m not a doctor and haven’t played one on TV but just about the worst thing for the NFL would be to have a guy like this come back and do permanent damage to himself. He needs to retire.

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by stinkypants on Jun 7, 2011 12:44 AM EDT reply actions

How do you know what's best for him- ithat he needs to retire?

Maybe it’s not as bad as we all think…

just sayin, broski

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by Ralf E Chubbs on Jun 7, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Thats why I said

I’m not a doctor but I seriously injured my neck two years in a row doing the same thing I might think about stopping the activity that hurt my neck.

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by stinkypants on Jun 7, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Retire Ellis. I dont want you in a wheelchair plus i’d rather have Nnamdi.

Atleast people want to be on our bandwagon

by andyb on Jun 7, 2011 3:14 AM EDT reply actions

I’m just a fan, but Hobbs should retire. He’s got a wife and he’s got kids…sometimes it ain’t worth it.

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by immynimmy on Jun 7, 2011 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

I'm sorry.. I like Ellis as person (he does great things for the community) but as a football player he's just not that good..

add to the fact that he’s hurt his neck what 2-3 times now? No. Eagles shouldn’t keep him, he needs to retire.

My opinions on his play aside I like Ellis, I would hate for him to hurt his neck again and end up paralyzed or worse.. I realize he loves football, I think he’s a student of the game, maybe he just needs to switch to coaching or something like that so that he is still apart of the game he loves without the health dangers.

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