ASHBURN — Ziggy Hood had never been cut from a team before, which made absorbing the cruel reality that he had been discarded twice in the span of two months that much more difficult.
The defensive end signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2014 but was released last October after he tore the plantar fascia in his left foot during the preseason. He quickly signed with the Chicago Bears, but played in just two games and was waived in December
“First time I had been through it, that was real adversity I didn’t have to face before,” said Hood.