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Retirements
People leave the game every year but some of these retirements really can rock a team for years. The Colts may never recover from Andrew Luck retiring at this rate for instance.

HB Frank Gore: Officially the Gore really retired a few years ago with one of those I could still come back but alas the Gore finally stopped running

TE Rob Gronkowski: I'm going to be honest i really thought Gronk would have come out of retirement randomly this season. His second retirement seems to be sticking though despite how 'bored' the Gronk is at home. He was on FOXs program for a bit but honestly haven't kept up if hes still on it. They were trying out him, Vick, and Sanchez at one point this year.

HB Todd Gurley: I still remember all the hype around Todd Gurley, we even had Gurley action figures at Gamestop. But he sputtered out fast with the Rams, did a 1 year stint with Atlanta then just faded away.

SS Malcolm Jenkins: Jenkins served on both the NO and PHI Superbowl teams and had a good career for both teams. Earlier this season Jenkins expressed interest in helping the Eagles when their safeties went down but hes under the Saints contract still and doesn't seem like he really wanted to help them out.

LB Clay Matthews III: Clay randomly declared his retirement after two years of uh being out of the league. He has come to regret his 1 year Ram stint and I imagine many one team players that do a fill in year elsewhere likely feel that

QB Ben Roethlisberger: Its hard to believe after losing to Green Bay the Steelers just spent a literal decade getting round 1 or 2 bounced from the playoffs. Whats even stranger is multiple times Ben looked cooked then came back looking better versus say an Eli Manning that once he fell off was just done.

Short commentaries for other retirees:
G Richie Incognito: Remember Bullygate?
LB Ryan Kerrigan: Longterm menace, stole final year
Jay Ajayi: Somehow the missing piece for the Eagles and never again relevant
Kiko Alonso: Dirty hitter
Danny Amendola: Concussions, Deep Catches, Kay Adams, Fox reality
Blake Bortles: One magical post season, one great sitcom joke
Brandon Brooks: Top player, legs of glass
Ha Ha Clinton Dix: Behind the Laughter a short career
Ryan Fitzpatrick: The magic ran out, the beard is forever, enjoyable commentator
Joe Haden: The AFC North remembers
Bilial Powell: Always a Jet, somehow 8th most yards
Emmanuel Sanders: Short, fast, and lasted a decade
Delanie Walker: the slowest TE I've ever seen
James White: Career high 400 yards, 3 time champ

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