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06-02-2006, 11:37 AM
ESPN.com:
Eleven-year veteran tailback Dorsey Levens, who hasn't appeared in a regular-season game since 2004, on Thursday signed a one-year contract not to play for the Green Bay Packers.
Or, for that matter, for any other NFL team.
Levens, 36, will retire from the league on Friday and the deal that he signed with the Packers, essentially a symbolic contract, will allow him to technically walk away from the game with Green Bay as the last entry on his NFL resume. The ceremonial contract was confirmed by Packers officials and by Levens' agent in Atlanta, where the onetime standout running back resides.
The former Georgia Tech star played eight of his 11 seasons with the Packers, but his last campaign was with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004. Signed by the Eagles because of injuries at the position, Levens was a key contributor as Philadelphia advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX.
He rushed for 410 yards and four touchdowns on 94 carries in '04 and added nine receptions for 92 yards, appearing in 15 games and starting five contests.
There was some discussion about returning to the Eagles in 2005, and other franchises indicated interest in Levens as a free agent both before and during the season, but he did not sign a contract. Levens has several business interests in the Atlanta area.
In his 11 seasons, including stints with the Packers (1994-2001), Eagles (2002 and 2004) and New York Giants (2003), Levens appeared in 144 games. He had 1,243 rushes for 4,955 yards and 36 touchdowns and 304 catches for 2,334 yards and 17 scores.
Most of that production came in Green Bay, which chose Levens in the fifth round of the 1994 draft and then saw him emerge in time as one of the top all-around tailbacks in the league. In his eight seasons in a Packers uniform, Levens ran for 3,927 yards and 28 touchdowns.
Levens posted a pair of 1,000-yard seasons, gaining 1,435 yards in 1997 and 1,034 yards in 1999. He twice caught more than 50 passes in a season and, in 1999, had 71 receptions for 573 yards.
--- Dorsey was good back for a while. It's good to see him retire a Packer.
Eleven-year veteran tailback Dorsey Levens, who hasn't appeared in a regular-season game since 2004, on Thursday signed a one-year contract not to play for the Green Bay Packers.
Or, for that matter, for any other NFL team.
Levens, 36, will retire from the league on Friday and the deal that he signed with the Packers, essentially a symbolic contract, will allow him to technically walk away from the game with Green Bay as the last entry on his NFL resume. The ceremonial contract was confirmed by Packers officials and by Levens' agent in Atlanta, where the onetime standout running back resides.
The former Georgia Tech star played eight of his 11 seasons with the Packers, but his last campaign was with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004. Signed by the Eagles because of injuries at the position, Levens was a key contributor as Philadelphia advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX.
He rushed for 410 yards and four touchdowns on 94 carries in '04 and added nine receptions for 92 yards, appearing in 15 games and starting five contests.
There was some discussion about returning to the Eagles in 2005, and other franchises indicated interest in Levens as a free agent both before and during the season, but he did not sign a contract. Levens has several business interests in the Atlanta area.
In his 11 seasons, including stints with the Packers (1994-2001), Eagles (2002 and 2004) and New York Giants (2003), Levens appeared in 144 games. He had 1,243 rushes for 4,955 yards and 36 touchdowns and 304 catches for 2,334 yards and 17 scores.
Most of that production came in Green Bay, which chose Levens in the fifth round of the 1994 draft and then saw him emerge in time as one of the top all-around tailbacks in the league. In his eight seasons in a Packers uniform, Levens ran for 3,927 yards and 28 touchdowns.
Levens posted a pair of 1,000-yard seasons, gaining 1,435 yards in 1997 and 1,034 yards in 1999. He twice caught more than 50 passes in a season and, in 1999, had 71 receptions for 573 yards.
--- Dorsey was good back for a while. It's good to see him retire a Packer.