Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel is retiring from the NFL after three seasons, ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported. Urschel is a former Penn State offensive lineman who was picked in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He has played in 40 games during his time in Baltimore, including 13 starts, and was a contender to win the Ravens' starting center job in training camp.
But for all his football achievements, Urschel was even more accomplished off the field. He is a Ph.D. candidate at world renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a frequent contributor to The Players' Tribune on the topic of advanced statistics.