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On Wednesday, the Atlanta Falcons made the decision to cut Roddy White. And a NFL legend saluted the 11-year veteran on Twitter.

Hall of Famer Jerry Rice gave his praise to White as soon as he heard the news. Here’s what Rice had to say about White on his Twitter account.

 

Thank you Roddy white for so many great years with the Falcons ! I'm sure you want be available for long!#goodluck

9:16 PM - 2 Mar 2016

 

And here was Roddy's reply....

@JerryRice thank you for inspiring me to go out every week and compete at a high level #TheGoatJesusincleats

 
 
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32 minutes ago, R_The_Great said:

If Jerry RIce played at the level Roddy White did his career, there would be no Jerry Rice.  Roddy White is way too over hyped only because of his character and personality.  Time to move on and get real talent

Absolutely 100% true statement. Roddy White was between good and very good at the absolute peak of his career. Julio has already eclipsed Roddys absolute best by a country mile.

He's gone people so get over it and if he goes to a Tampa then great...maybe somebody Jalen Collins can actually cover.

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45 minutes ago, R_The_Great said:

If Jerry RIce played at the level Roddy White did his career, there would be no Jerry Rice.  Roddy White is way too over hyped only because of his character and personality.  Time to move on and get real talent

Why are you back on the boards? 

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1 hour ago, R_The_Great said:

If Jerry RIce played at the level Roddy White did his career, there would be no Jerry Rice.  Roddy White is way too over hyped only because of his character and personality.  Time to move on and get real talent

 

32 minutes ago, Keith 3:16 said:

Absolutely 100% true statement. Roddy White was between good and very good at the absolute peak of his career. Julio has already eclipsed Roddys absolute best by a country mile.

He's gone people so get over it and if he goes to a Tampa then great...maybe somebody Jalen Collins can actually cover.

You two are absolute clowns. Why are you both even here? Nothing you say is true and all you do is hate on the Falcons.

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39 minutes ago, Sidecar Falcon said:

He has been asked that about a thousand times already. Hasn't answered anyone as of yet. My best guess is that he likes trolling too much to quit.

No joke. That's all he does. He's The new Dtan I guess

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1 hour ago, R_The_Great said:

If Jerry RIce played at the level Roddy White did his career, there would be no Jerry Rice.  Roddy White is way too over hyped only because of his character and personality.  Time to move on and get real talent

 

you are free to go follow another team anytime.

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2 hours ago, Keith 3:16 said:

Absolutely 100% true statement. Roddy White was between good and very good at the absolute peak of his career. Julio has already eclipsed Roddys absolute best by a country mile.

He's gone people so get over it and if he goes to a Tampa then great...maybe somebody Jalen Collins can actually cover.

Not really true. Roddy was ballin out like nobody's biz after Vick days. He did more in a little time than half of the wr's do in a career. I can't second dis right'chea yo! Kinda like a joe montana without the rings..............noemsay'n?

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3 minutes ago, Keith 3:16 said:

My mistake.

However everything he said is dead on.

No it's not. From 2009-2011 Roddy White averaged 100 catches, 1279 yards and 10 touchdowns a season, That's a little bit more than just very good. That was a great run. To take it one step farther, from 2007-2012 Roddy averaged 94 catches, 1296 yards and 8 touchdowns a season. Again, greatness!!

Roddy White is 33rd all-time in NFL history in catches. That means in the entire 95-year history of the NFL only 32 men have caught more passes than Roddy White.

Roddy White is 35th all-time in NFL history in yards. That means in the entire 95-year history of the NFL only 34 men have gained more yards through the air than Roddy White.

Sure he's not going to get in the HOF but anyone that thinks Roddy White wasn't a great NFL receiver as currently stands the greatest WR to ever wear the Falcons red and black needs to GTFO and go become a fan of another team because you don't appreciate true greatness when you see it.

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1 hour ago, Falconsfan567 said:

 

Sure he's not going to get in the HOF but anyone that thinks Roddy White wasn't a great NFL receiver as currently stands the greatest WR to ever wear the Falcons red and black needs to GTFO and go become a fan of another team because you don't appreciate true greatness when you see it.

Rather you do not have a clue what greatness is if you call Roddy White "great". It's the era of football more than White standing above his peers. 

In the throw happy era of football...

How many other WR's put up better numbers? Can't have 10 "great" receivers in a year or even an era. "Great" is reserved for players like Jerry Rice, Calvin Johnson,Randy Moss and even a Julio Jones and Antonia Bryant last year. Very good  WR's are your Larry Fitz, Andre Johnson, Marvin Harrisons, and Tory Holts . Then there is players like Roddy White is on the same level as a Reggie Wayne, Boldin, Steve Smith, Isaac Bruce and I'm sure I missed some. 

 He was good to very good receiver in the historical context of the NFL..Period.

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1 minute ago, Keith 3:16 said:

Rather you do not have a clue what greatness is if you call Roddy White "great". It's the era of football more than White standing above his peers. 

In the throw happy era of football...

How many other WR's put up better numbers? Can't have 10 "great" receivers in a year or even an era. "Great" is reserved for players like Jerry Rice, Calvin Johnson,Randy Moss and even a Julio Jones and Antonia Bryant last year. Very good  WR's are your Larry Fitz, Andre Johnson, Marvin Harrisons, and Tory Holts . Then there is players like Roddy White is on the same level as a Reggie Wayne, Boldin, Steve Smith, Isaac Bruce and I'm sure I missed some. 

 He was good to very good receiver in the historical context of the NFL..Period.

You think Larry Fitzgerald has only been very good in his career? No wonder you don't realize how good Roddy was at his peak. Goodnight!!

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2 minutes ago, Falconsfan567 said:

You think Larry Fitzgerald has only been very good in his career? No wonder you don't realize how good Roddy was at his peak. Goodnight!!

I said he is a step below Rice, Calvin, Randy Moss, Julio and Antonio Bryant...whats your point again? Has he ever eclipsed or will he ever have a season better than any of the receivers I mentioned...move along.

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9 minutes ago, Keith 3:16 said:

Rather you do not have a clue what greatness is if you call Roddy White "great". It's the era of football more than White standing above his peers. 

In the throw happy era of football...

How many other WR's put up better numbers? Can't have 10 "great" receivers in a year or even an era. "Great" is reserved for players like Jerry Rice, Calvin Johnson,Randy Moss and even a Julio Jones and Antonia Bryant last year. Very good  WR's are your Larry Fitz, Andre Johnson, Marvin Harrisons, and Tory Holts . Then there is players like Roddy White is on the same level as a Reggie Wayne, Boldin, Steve Smith, Isaac Bruce and I'm sure I missed some. 

 He was good to very good receiver in the historical context of the NFL..Period.

You might want to rethink Marvin Harrison being good but not great.  Hint: HOF

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7 minutes ago, Bullitt said:

You might want to rethink Marvin Harrison being good but not great.  Hint: HOF

I think my second group Fitz, Harrison, and Holt (Johnson's hammys keep him out) are all HOF players.

Roddy White is not an any of their levels.

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