"See you around," doesn't feel right because who knows when we'll see him again. We don't play the Baltimore Ravens (his new team) next season.
"Thanks for the memories" doesn't fit since I can barely recognize him in a Seahawks jersey. The photo above may be photo-shopped since he appears to be sacking Tony Romo, something I have no memory of. Perhaps it was one of the two regular season sacks he recorded last year.
Maybe Redding isn't just another sub-par player on a team full of sub-par players. Maybe he was just a victim of circumstance. He could kick ass with the Ravens next year. Maybe we'll be longing for his barely-noticeable presence next year if our roster of defensive ends remains: Chris Clemons, Lawrence Jackson, Rickey Foley, Nick Reed, and Patrick Kerney.
But it's not as if Redding was Brian Bosworth incarnate. Sure we gave up Julius Peterson for him, but Redding was supposedly a fun guy and good teammate, And it is true Redding had one of the most dominant preseasons by a Seahawk in recent memory. That should at least get him a memorial beer-holder in the women's restroom at Qwest Field... and apparently a new contract with a playoff contender.
So I guess we just give him one of those half-hearted fist bumps where you kind of look the other way, the kind inmates give to other prisoners who are walking past their cell on their way to being paroled. "Take care man... Have fun in the playoffs... Thanks for not pinning me in the shower.... Send me a picture of your sister... See ya on the outside..."
So good luck Cory Redding. If things don't work out in Baltimore, I'm sure that winning smile we never noticed will do big in Hollywood. I hear Corey Feldman is looking for another Cory to star in The Two Corey's following the untimely death of Corey Haimes...
God I wish the draft was here already.
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