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Cowboys S Jeff Heath reacts to WR Ricardo Lockette retiring because of his hit that led to severe neck injury: 'It sucks that was the outcome'

The Dallas Morning News

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette (83) is carted off the field after being injured in the second quarter during the Seattle Seahawks vs. the Dallas Cowboys NFL football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, November 1, 2015. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)

Dallas Cowboys safety Jeff Heath said he prayed for former Seattle Seahawks player Ricardo Lockette last month when he learned the receiver was retiring from the NFL because of his hit that led to a severe neck injury.

Heath received a personal foul penalty for what officials termed a blind-side hit on Lockette on a Cowboys punt return just before halftime of their Nov.