Donovan Time

Many players have their careers ended for them either an injury or lack of a contract from any team. QB Donovan MacNabb is seeing his time slip away as he attempts to find interest from any team..He asked for his release at the end of the 2011 season from the Vikings after being benched  with a 1-5 record and only 4 TD's The Vikings appear to be going with Christian Ponder under center.

This leaves MacNabb hoping to land on some team that needs a veteran back-up QB. His chances of starting are slim to none unless someone goes down with an injury and a team gets desperate. Being 35 years old doesn't help him. Teams are more inclined to groom a younger player for a possible starting job.

MacNabb is a great example of a player who doesn't want to end his career, but knows that his options are few. His end might come through no effort on his part.