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I watch more college football than pro (if you come here I'll take you to a game at The Big House), but I'm familiar with Barry because he played for the Detroit Lions, which is my local pro team. Unfortunately, the team as a whole was not up to his caliber, and they are now (with him gone) arguably the worst team in the country. He retired suddenly in the late 90s, while still healthy and with several years left in his contract, causing a lot of controversy (and a few lawsuits). I just checked wikipedia, and it says he admitted later than losing so much just sapped his competitive spirit. Since he left, the Lions have become arguably the worst team in the league. The 2008 Detroit Lions became the only team in NFL history to lose all 16 regular season games, and at one point they had a 19 game losing streak (including parts of the seasons before and after that one). A couple of weeks ago, they broke the NFL record by losing their 25th road game in a row (and the streak now stands at 26).
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