New York Jets guard Alex Lewis, who walked off the practice field Aug. 5 with an apparent head injury, has decided to retire from the NFL, a source told ESPN on Wednesday.
By rule, Lewis, 29, was eliminated from playing for any team in 2021 when he was placed last week on the reserve/left-squad list. He was aware of that possibility and wasn't surprised when the Jets used that designation, the source said.
Lewis' head injury wasn't the reason he left the team, as the Jets suggested soon after his abrupt departure.
"He's going through some things which are much greater than football right now," coach Robert Saleh said on Aug.