D’Brickashaw Ferguson’s 10-year career did not come to its somewhat surprising end because of long-term brain injury concerns, the left tackle said Thursday at his retirement press conference in Florham Park.
“I’m not retiring because of CTE,” Ferguson said.
Last season, the left tackle was openly critical of the league after seeing the “Concussion” movie. He said Thursday that learning about CTE was “groundbreaking” but reiterated he did not retire because of it.
Instead, Ferguson spoke of his diminishing skills and the reality that it was going to be harder and harder for him to play at the high level he had been at for most of his career.