Aikman on why he retired

[cowboys5xsbs]

Aikman is on record saying his back issues forced him to retire, not the concussions. Either way, watching him in the 2000 season was sad. You could tell his skills eroded beyond salvaging.

Exactly I think there are alot of young fans who never saw the end of Aikmans career. It was not pretty.

 

[J_Allen]

He could not finish a game without getting a concussion. I really don't think there's any other reason why he retired other than that.

 

[Astoria911]

If you watch the Cowboys in the early 90s they were a machine lead by Aikman. Aikman really took a beating his first 2 season which most qbs would not have survived. He had back surgery after their first Super Bowl which was the one the reason why he retired. Getting frustrated with Jerry and his bad football decisions was probably the other. Anyway those were great times watching the Cowboys. Unfortunately we will never see that kind of dominance again.