The San Francisco 49ers have seen a rash of early retirements over the past several months. It started with future Hall of Famer linebacker Patrick Willis calling it quits after eight NFL seasons. It then continued with fellow linebacker Chris Borland citing concussions as the reason he hung up his cleats after just one year.
Then, earlier this month, right tackle Anthony Davis announced that he was stepping away from the game due to his own injury issues.
Now comes this report from Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle indicating that Pro Bowl safety Eric Reid has considered retiring due in part to the three concussions he has suffered in two seasons with San Francisco:
“Everybody evaluates their own situation as far as playing this game.