Tim Howard is not here for your farewell tour.
The American legend announced on Tuesday that 2019 would be his last season between the pipes, the 18-yard box a home so familiar since making his professional debut for the North Jersey Imperials in 1997. The Colorado Rapids 'keeper isn't looking for attention, nor ceremony -- he just wanted to get it out of the way more than a month before the season starting.
“This is far from a farewell tour, that’s never been my intention," Howard said on a press conference call Tuesday.