In a statement released through the Pittsburgh Steelers, Stephon Tuitt has announced his retirement from the NFL. The team sent out Tuitt’s statement via a tweet moments ago.
In part, it reads:
“After the tragic loss of my brother Richard, and upon completing my degree from the University of Notre Dame, I know I am being called to move beyond the sport of football.”
Tuitt’s brother was killed in a hit-and-run last summer. Tuitt missed the entire 2021 season partly due to the grief of that loss in addition to a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve.