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    Paul Sullivan: As Tom Brady’s retirement party heads into overtime, we remember the graceful exit of Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton

    When the greatest of all time decided to call it quits, he didn’t want a syrupy ending. Walter Payton said well before the 1987 season began that it would be his final year, and the Chicago Bears great didn’t feel the need to give a reason. Why was this going to be his last year? “‘Because I want it to be my last year,” he told Chicago Tribune reporter Don Pierson during the summer of ‘87. At ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Jan 31, 2022 3 minutes

    When the greatest of all time decided to call it quits, he didn’t want a syrupy ending.

    Walter Payton said well before the 1987 season began that it would be his final year, and the Chicago Bears great didn’t feel the need to give a reason.

    Why was this going to be his last year?

    “‘Because I want it to be my last year,” he told Chicago Tribune reporter Don Pierson during the summer of ‘87.

    At 33, Payton simply decided he had had enough. He loved the game but knew it was time.

    “This is something I

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