Early NFL retirement is becoming a trend among the current generation of players as public knowledge of concussion-related health conditions grows. Rather than suffer the irreversible effects of head trauma for the rest of their lives, some players decide to hang up their cleats before it’s too late.
New York Jets tackle and three-time Pro Bowl player D'Brickashaw Ferguson has announced his farewell from NFL after playing for 10 seasons with the team. Ferguson cited that he’d rather to choose to leave the scene early before entering a downward spiral in his career.
