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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

“Turf toe sounds harmless right? What’s the big deal? But for many professional athletes, turf toe has been a career ender. Remember PrimeTime Deion Sanders? Maybe the greatest cornerback to have ever played football. It was 1998 and the Dallas Cowboys were dominant in the first half of the season, especially Deion Sanders. Jerry Jones, the Cowboys owner, picks up the phone and calls Deion’s agent to negotiate a price that will make Deion Sanders a Cowboy for life. As the story goes, both sides quickly settled on a $20M signing bonus. Jerry wanted to pay a $9M salary, but Deion wanted $10M per year. Jerry wouldn’t acquiesce, so Deion chose to play out the rest of the season without signing the contract in expectation of a larger free-agent contract at the end of next season. But then, in the heat of the Arizona sun while playing the Cardinals, Deion suffered THE injury, Turf Toe. The injury caused him to miss most of the current season and restricted him from ever returning to the player he was, and after the end of the following season, Jerry Jones and the Cowboys released Deion Sanders. PrimeTime was officially over.“

Yea turf toe is going to end Pat’s career at the age of 25.