Jeremy Mincey became a fan favorite in his two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.
He wasn’t afraid of the spotlight and led the team in sacks during the 2014 postseason run. But he had to undergo an elbow surgery after the 2015 season and it never fully recovered.
That elbow injury, coupled with a number of concussions, made it easy for Mincey to walk away from football after a decade in the league.
“It was just the right time,” Mincey said. “I didn’t want to be one of those guys to take that bad hit and lose everything that I had gained when I could’ve walked away and walked away with everything – health, mentality and everything else.