On August 10, 2003, He retired less than two weeks after signing a
one-year contract with The New England Patriots. His departure follows
in the footsteps of two other free-agent linemen who retired at the
beginning of the past two New England training camps. In 2001, former
Buffalo Bills guard Joe Panos retired on the first day of training camp
after passing the team's conditioning test. Last year, former
Pittsburgh Steelers guard Rich Tylski lasted two days into camp before
deciding to retire.