Reports first surfaced last week that Lang was going to retire, when the Detroit Free Press noted that those close to Lang had told the publication that he had “definitely” played his last game in the NFL.
His statement reads:
“For the past 3,624 days I have woken up with one goal in mind-How can I be a better por football player than I was yesterday? Well, those days are now over. The only thing I ask myself today is how can I be a better husband, father, son, brother, friend.