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9 Philly pro athletes we wish were still playing today

There are some athletes that you’re just not ready to say good-bye to.

Maybe they hung up their cleats a year or two too soon. Maybe an injury cut short the prime years of their career. Maybe they left Philly abruptly, without us ever having a chance to say goodbye. These are the athletes we wish were still playing because we were robbed of years we could have or should have had together. Part of being an obsessive sports fan is longing for what could have been and what used to be.

Here are my top Philly athletes I wish were still playing.
BY  Reuben Frank  - 
NBCSP
There are some athletes that you’re just not ready to say good-bye to.

Maybe they hung up their cleats a year or two too soon. Maybe an injury cut short the prime years of their career. Maybe they left Philly abruptly, without us ever having a chance to say goodbye. These are the athletes we wish were still playing because we were robbed of years we could have or should have had together. Part of being an obsessive sports fan is longing for what could have been and what used to be.

Here are my top Philly athletes I wish were still playing.