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Bye Bye Barry

...is greaterthan my desire to remain in it. And so we released a statementin the local...

[man] ...is greater
than my desire to remain in it. [Sanders] And so we released a statement
in the local paper

Full Transcript

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[man] ...is greater than my desire to remain in it.
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[Sanders] And so we released a statement in the local paper.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:12
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
NFL Films

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Movie Summary

The definitive story of Barry Sanders' Hall-of-Fame career and his extraordinary decision to walk away from the game in the prime of his career.
We faxed the Lions, - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
We faxed the Lions,
That's when you knew, like, he hates this thing. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
That's when you knew, like, he hates this thing.
[man] The Sanders statue at the Lions Experience in Saginaw, - Bye Bye Barry 00:12
[man] The Sanders statue at the Lions Experience in Saginaw,
[host] I've got an email right here that says, "Until yesterday, - Bye Bye Barry 00:07
[host] I've got an email right here that says, "Un...
He could have came on national TV and said that he was going to retire. - Bye Bye Barry 00:06
He could have came on national TV and said that he was going...
Yeah, I heard there was a fax that Barry... but that's Barry. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
Yeah, I heard there was a fax that Barry... but that's ...
You know Barry wasn't going to have no press conference - Bye Bye Barry 00:08
You know Barry wasn't going to have no press conference
[Hill] There were some Lions fans who were angry at him for the way that he left. - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
[Hill] There were some Lions fans who were angry at him for ...
There was a lot of Lions fans who understood. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
There was a lot of Lions fans who understood.
Because frankly, if they had an opportunity to send the Lions a fax - Bye Bye Barry 00:10
Because frankly, if they had an opportunity to send the Lion...
I guess email was around, you know, I guess I could've just driven over there. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
I guess email was around, you know, I guess I could've ...
- Could have done a press conference. - ...and just handed in a pink slip. - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
- Could have done a press conference. - ...and just handed i...
- [laughs] - What, so you like run a paper - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
- [laughs] - What, so you like run a paper
So, I mean, why after that ten years when you're still having great, - Bye Bye Barry 00:07
So, I mean, why after that ten years when you're still ...
But I think it was even though the retirement was, like, - Bye Bye Barry 00:26
But I think it was even though the retirement was, like,
I didn't. It was never really a thought. That was it. - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
I didn't. It was never really a thought. That was it.
- Circumstance... - No circumstances could have changed? - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
- Circumstance... - No circumstances could have changed?
Still ignited that... that drive? - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
Still ignited that... that drive?
That's a game you could probably play all day. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
That's a game you could probably play all day.
You know, like if we were coming off deep... a deep playoff run. - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
You know, like if we were coming off deep... a deep playoff ...