One of the best things you could say about Matt Forte the football player was to recognize how humble he was. This wasn’t someone that demanded the spotlight. This wasn’t a guy like other superstars that relished being outspoken. Forte, the running back and human being, embodied what it meant to let your game do the talking.
On Wednesday, in the most fitting Forte way possible - meaning a tweet in the middle of Scouting Combine week - he retired from the NFL after 10 seasons. Sometimes an afterthought in the national conversation of top running backs over the last decade, Forte was anything but.