Kurt Warner: 'I Pray God Takes Away My Desire To Play The Game'

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner sounds like a man who is ready to call it a career. Speaking to ESPN’s Rick Reilly, Warner said he’s never been as sore as he is now and that he might call upon a higher power to take away his desire to play.

“I pray that God takes away the desire in me to play this game,” he says. “I’ve loved it for so long. I need Him to take that away from me, so that I can be comfortable with this decision.”

Warner also said the pressure to be great is beginning to get to him. If he has a bad game, then people are asking, ’What’s wrong with Kurt Warner?’ When he turns in a high caliber performance, the feeling isn’t the same as it used to be because people have come to expect (and demand) those types of games.

Revenge of the Birds wonders if Warner’s situation will compare to another silver-haired quarterback that likes to talk about retirement.

It seems as if every year for the past decade he’s lamented the rigors of showing up to work seven days a week and putting his mind and body through the grind of a 16 game season. Yet somehow every off season Favre’s feelings turn from worrying about the grind to anticipating the enjoyment of stepping on the field with 52 other men.

Will that same change of heart take place with Kurt Warner?

Officially, Warner has yet to make a decision but it sure sounds like he wants to hang ’em up.