Jack Schwaba's medical retirement was a bit unusual. What he's pursuing now that football is over is even more so.
There was no outwardly visible injury to point to, no external scar to symbolize an end to the football chapter of his life.
The end of a football career looms ominously like a rain cloud that guarantees a downpour. The question is when, not if, it will come. And when it does, no preventative measure can be taken. There's nothing to be done.
The luckiest, most talented players get to call it quits on their own terms in graceful conclusions to long, successful careers.