Eugene Monroe to Retire: Latest Comments and Reaction

After seven NFL seasons, offensive tackle Eugene Monroe announced his retirement Thursday.

ESPN’s Josina Anderson was the first to report the news, and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport later confirmed it.

Monroe made his retirement official with an open letter for the Players’ Tribune. In it, he singled out his long-term health as the primary reason for stepping away from the game:

I’m only 29 and I still have the physical ability to play at a very high level, so I know that my decision to retire may be puzzling to some. But I am thinking of my family first right now — and my health and my future.

The last 18 years have been full of traumatic injuries to both my head and my body. I’m not complaining, just stating a fact. Has the damage to my brain already been done? Do I have CTE? I hope I don’t, but over 90% of the brains of former NFL players that have been examined showed signs of the disease. I am terrified.

The 29-year-old lineman spent the 2015 season with the Baltimore Ravens, …

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