The NFL lost a legend today. No, he’s not dead. But Jason Witten is leaving the league to join Monday Night Football as an analyst. And NFC East football will never be the same.
For Washington Redskins fans, the news of Witten retiring is a refreshing sight. In an era where it’s become almost impossible to expect what the Cowboys do from year to year, Witten has been the model of consistency, constantly giving teams a threat to account for down the field.
Witten played for fifteen years, all of them with the Dallas Cowboys, and by the end of his tenure, he totaled 1,152 receptions, 12,448 yards, 68 touchdowns, and a whopping eleven Pro Bowl berths.