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Seahawks WR Ricardo Lockette retires months after suffering serious neck injury

Ricardo Lockette's NFL career is over after five seasons.

The Seahawks receiver will announce his retirement from football during a Thursday afternoon press conference at the team facility in Renton, Wash.

Lockette, 29, suffered ligament damage in his neck during a game against the Cowboys last November. While on kick coverage, Lockette was hit by Cowboys safety Jeff Heath and immediately slumped to the turf at AT&T Stadium. After medical staff ran onto the field to check on him, Lockette was immobilized, placed onto a stretcher and taken to a Dallas-area hospital. Heath was penalized for the blindside hit.