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Truly the End Of an Era

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Giants' punter Jeff Feagles announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday. Ordinarily, the retirement of a punter wouldn't get a lot of coverage here, particularly since he didn't play for the Vikings, but this is a big announcement for one simple reason. Feagles is the last player from "Tecmo Super Bowl" for the Nintendo Entertainment System (released in 1991) to retire from the NFL. And, for that, the 8-bit flag should be flying at half-staff in the hearts of twenty and thirty-somethings everywhere. (Thanks to Ace991 for correcting me on what system the game was for.)