BUFFALO, N.Y. — Richie Incognito is abruptly calling it quits on an 11-season NFL career, three years after the Buffalo Bills gave the offensive guard a second chance at playing following his role in the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal.
The NFL Players Association on Tuesday night announced Incognito had contacted the union of his plans to retire. The announcement made on the NFLPA’s Twitter account , came after Incognito revealed his intention to retire through a series of tweets and comments made to several publications throughout the morning.
Without going into detail, the 34-year-old said he was “done” in a text to the Associated Press shortly after SportsIllustrated.com reported Incognito was “strongly considering retiring,” but would consider returning for one more season at the right price.
Incognito then told The Buffalo News he’s retiring because of health reasons.
“I’m done. That’s it,” Incognito told The News. “Went to the doctor. My liver and kidneys are shutting down. The stress is killing me.”
The Bills did not respond to a request seeking comment.
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