Popeyejones":2yxwkgad said:PFT made the potentially good point that it could be a money thing.
It's expensive -- you gotta pay out of pocket for all the friends and family and speakers you bring, have to pay for a big party, etc.
Usually the team that you're most associated with picks up the tab for all this stuff, but T.O. is atypical in that he doesn't really have a team he's most associated with, and he doesn't have a good relationship with any of the teams he played for.
If it is a money thing, a guy with ego of T.O. would never, ever admit that.
That's an interesting angle. Didn't he file bankruptcy or am I thinking of another former player?
As to the "associated with," I would think that would be the 49ers. I know that's who I think of first when I think of TO, even though he went many, many other places but where you first burst onto the scene is usually what you are most known for (except certain players like Drew Brees).