Blog break: The epitome of toughness, consistency...and class, Joe Thomas

Future Hall-of-Famer Joe Thomas of the Cleveland Browns retires. Logged 10,363 consecutive (offensive) snaps (i.e., plays), considered the longest consecutive play-streak in NFL history. 10 Pro Bowls (successive) in 11 seasons....

Part of his 3/14/18 statement, excerpted:

"From the moment I was drafted, the city embraced me in a way that I could never fully describe. I am proud to call Cleveland home. The loyalty and passion of the fans is unmatched and it was an honor to play in front of them [for] the past 11 years. I would like to thank all of the coaches, teammates, staff, fans and everyone who has shown me support throughout my career. Even though I will be hanging up my cleats, I will always be a Cleveland Brown...."

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(Comment:) IF Cleveland had a Joe Thomas(-caliber player (etc.)) at every position (during his career) -- or even half of them -- they would have been in the Super Bowl EVERY YEAR.

P.S. We definitely have not heard the last of Joe:

“It’s been an amazing ride for the last 11 years.”

A message from @joethomas73 to the fans:#ThankYou73 pic.twitter.com/ukOEzQcUhw

— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) March 14, 2018

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Not gonna happen: If only ↓this ass↓ would (somehow) take some man-lessons/human-being lessons from Joe ...and/or those similar to him...:

(One sample, of many:)




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