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Jets left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson surprisingly set to retire

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Jets left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson surprisingly set to retire

D'Brickashaw Ferguson is walking away from football after 10 years of protecting New York Jets quarterbacks. The remarkably durable and consistent left tackle, who never missed a snap due to injury, has decided to retire. Ferguson was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft and was selected to three Pro Bowls while establishing himself as one of the league's best at his position. But he has chosen to walk away, as first reported by ESPN.

Since seeing "Concussion," I can't avoid wondering if I am in danger of experiencing some degree of brain injury when I am done playing. It couldn't happen to me, right?

Ferguson, in a first-person account to Sports Illustrated in December

The news comes as a stunner, since it was believed the 32-year-old Ferguson had a few more solid seasons left. But his play slipped a bit last season, and there were no guarantees he would be on the Jets' roster this season because of his lofty salary. Ferguson was scheduled to count $14.1 million against the team's salary cap in 2016 and had been approached by the team about potentially taking a pay cut to help give the Jets relief. If he didn't agree to a cut, there was a possibility he would have been released. Instead, Ferguson's retirement will create space to help the Jets in their negotiations to re-sign quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Now they just need someone to protect him.

I fear the unavoidable truth is that playing football has placed me in harm's way, and I am not yet sure of the full extent of what it might cost me.

Ferguson, in a first-person account to Sports Illustrated in December

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D'Brickashaw Ferguson is no different than anyone else on the New York Jets. Get him in front of a microphone, and all anyone wants to hear about is Tim Tebow.