wants to keep playing, but his body just can’t do it anymore.
Thomas, the Browns’ Pro Bowl left tackle, announced his retirement Wednesday and further outlined that decision on his podcast, The ThomaHawk Show, saying more than a decade of playing in the NFL has taken a toll on his body greater than he’s ever publicly disclosed.
“It’s a bittersweet day for me,” Thomas said on the podcast. “I’ve had 11 amazing seasons here in Cleveland and to know when it’s time to call it quits and put a cherry on the career is always tough … There’s a point in your career that you get to that crossroads and you say, ‘I just can't do it anymore' … my mind is good, but my body is not willing.