I support Curtis Martin...

When former New York Jets running back Curtis Martin retired in July, he stated he wanted to transition to the front office. More specifically, he wants to own a team in the NFL.

I think that is a great goal. Some athletes become TV analysts, some open businesses, and frankly I don't know what else former athletes do, but I'm sure most have to work.

Why have I all of the sudden become such a big fan of Curtis Martin's goal? Because he is thought of as one of the toughest athletes to play in New York? Because is the league's fourth-leading career rusher?
Actually, no, it is because of this quote from an ESPN article:

"I want to become a new image of what a professional athlete is," Martin said. "I think presently in sports, you have the whole bravado, bling-bling, and it seems that that's the image that most of us look up to, and I don't know who set that image. I want to be a different image. I want to be an image that's positive for you long-term. ... That's one of my true motivations, is to be a different goal to reach versus just having a million homes and a million cars and all the jewelry in the world."

Who DID set the image of bling-bling and a million possessions? I don't know, but I might blame hip-hop artists like Soulja Boy (Tell'em).

But, regardless, I think it is great that Curtis Martin is taking a different approach from the typical secular world views that are propagated in the sports world.

I will cheer for whatever team Martin becomes an owner of, especially if the Bears keeping starting Rex Grossman....