Dan Marino, the NFL’s most prolific passer, retired in 2015 after 17 years as quarterback of the Miami Dolphins.
“I’m going to miss it,” Marino said, struggling to compose himself. “I’m going to miss everything about it.”
Marino departs owning many of the NFL passing records.
He completed 4,967 passes for 61,361 yards and 420 touchdowns, all league records.
In 1984, his second season, Marino threw for 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns, both still league records.
Why did Dan Marino retire?
Johnson and Marino’s final bid to win a Super Bowl together ended with a 62-7 playoff loss at Jacksonville.
The most lopsided defeat in franchise history. Johnson retired the next day and was succeeded by Wannstedt.
Marino voided his contract in February and became a free agent.
And when the Dolphins signed free agent quarterback Jay Fiedler to a three-year, $3.8 million contract, it was clear Marino had played his last game in Miami.
Marino said he wasn’t insulted by the way the Dolphins treated him after the season. But his agent, Marvin Demoff, acknowledged the strain.
