Nobody expects a former No. 1 overall pick to call it a career at age 29.
But this is a reminder that football players are also human. I know we like to think that they are just pawns for our fantasy football games, betting adventures or just an emotional outlet. The fact is, these guys have families like you and me. They have kids. Many of them want to experience a good quality of life after they get done playing this sport.
The person that got the ball rolling was Chris Borland. He left money on the table and he even had to pay back $463,077 of his signing bonus.