Salem, OR — The end of another season is upon us, and with that comes the announcement of a new class of retirees. One thing of note, this year is the first time in league history in which over 25 players are retiring, that includes players from free agency. In total there are 33 players from free agency retiring and 30 players from various teams.
The team with the most retirements is the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys will be saying goodbye to FS Richard Sherman, DT Gerald McCoy, and K Robbie Gould. As for the rest of the teams, seven teams lost two players to retirement, while others only lost one or none.
Below is the full list of players leaving the league, some for good while others might return after taking a season or two off.
AFC East
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Free Agent Retirees
FS Erik Harris
SS Tavon Wilson
LE Derek Wolfe
WR Cole Beasley
LG Cordy Glenn
RT James Hurst
DT Dontari Poe
QB Tyrod Taylor
RG J.R. Sweezy
WR John Brown
DT Mike Daniels
QB Andy Dalton
SS Eric Berry
LT Ty Sambrailo
If only Trufant retired. That would have saved me some $$ during the FA stages.