The Florida Times-Union · Feb 16, 2016
Jacksonville native Rashean Mathis retires from NFL
FILE - Jaguars #27, Rashean Mathis takes to the field in a cloud of smoke before the start of a game against the Houston Texans on Sunday, September 16, 2012.Rashean Mathis, a Jacksonville native who played a decade for the hometown Jaguars, announced his retirement from the NFL today.
Mathis graduated from Englewood High School before attending Bethune-Cookman. A second-round draft pick in 2003, he played for the Jaguars until 2012, when he was not re-signed. He played the last three years for the Detroit Lions.
Mathis, who was under contract for 2016, made the announcement on the Lions’ website. He will turn 36 years old on Aug. 27.
