Twitter Reactions to Maurice Jones-Drew retirement

Maurice Jones-Drew only managed to have one season with the Oakland Raiders and we will be perfectly honest here, it wasn't a good one. Forget about the way his career finished though, MJD was without a doubt one of the most exciting running backs to grace an NFL field over the past decade.

He is widely thought of as an excellent teammate and was wildly entertaining both to watch on the field and to listen to off of it. His love of fantasy football has helped catapult the game to a new level of popularity and that was before even taking to the next stage of his life where he almost certainly will get into a television gig.

With all that in mind it should be no surprise that Twitter has plenty of reaction to the news of his retirement. Whether it's his former team, former teammates, the media or just fans there are a lot of people out there sending out well wishes to MJD on the commencement of his career!

Congratulations to @Jones_Drew32 on a great @nfl career. Thanks for all the memories! [http://t.co/QMLTwBntuE] pic.twitter.com/MrjfahDAXc

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) March 5, 2015

@Jones_Drew32 great career man. Congrats! Now hop on this madden and get trashed lol

— Rod Streater (@rodstreater80) March 5, 2015

"@Jones_Drew32: All good things come to an end!!! pic.twitter.com/rwAplXyEJw"damn bro u will b missed but congrats to u n your great career

— Donald Penn (@DPENN70) March 5, 2015

Congrats on a amazing career @Jones_Drew32. Respect as my former competitor, my former teammate, and as fellow kid from the Bay Area. #NFL

— Kirk Morrison (@kirkmorrison) March 5, 2015

@Jones_Drew32 congrats on a great career! I appreciate all the conversations we had and encouragement you gave me along the way! #MJD

— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) March 5, 2015

Congrats to @Jones_Drew32 on an inspirational career. Was NO JOKE on the field and will do big things post-football...

— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) March 5, 2015

Congrats, MJD, on a quality career, from De La Salle HS to NFL. RT @Jones_Drew32: All good things come to an end!!! pic.twitter.com/KinaCwlPMb

— Cam Inman (@CamInman) March 5, 2015

@Jones_Drew32 all the best in your next career! Great things await for sure. Congrats on your NFL accomplishments

— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) March 5, 2015

RT @Jones_Drew32: All good things come to an end!!! pic.twitter.com/awDLim0K3B>>class act, good player. Will be missed.

— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) March 5, 2015

Lol my brother met Maurice Jones Drew at Jamba Juice yesterday pic.twitter.com/Qznd6FCn2K

— Lukas Gleason (@LukasGleason16) February 24, 2015

And to top it all off, here is one heck of a joke even if it is a burn on the two teams MJD played for!

Maurice Jones-Drew retires after 9 years with the Jaguars and Raiders. It's a shame he never got a tryout with an NFL team.

— Matt Goldich (@MattGoldich) March 5, 2015