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Vontae Davis on Retirement: 'My Intuition Was Telling Me I Don’t Belong on That Field Anymore'

After Bills cornerback Vontae Davis retired abruptly during halftime of his team's 31–20 loss to the Chargers on Sunday, he released an official statement through the league explaining his decision.

Davis went into more detail Wednesday with The Undefeated's Domonique Foxworth, saying that he felt normal on the morning of the game but something changed when play started.

"I didn’t feel right," Davis told Foxworth. "I didn’t feel like myself."

His decision to leave sparked an uproar on social media. Some of Davis's teammates said the way he left was "disrespectful.