In shocking news, Dallas Cowboys All-Pro center Travis Frederick has retired from the game of football. The 2013 first-round pick from the University of Wisconsin issued a lengthy goodbye via social media on Monday evening, thanking the organization and the fans for their support.
In his goodbye, he spoke to his battle with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and the difficult journey back to the field of play as well as the struggle it was to play once he came back. His play was not on par with what it was before the illness, and he spoke to that fact as he thanked the Jones family and the organization.
Frederick had missed the entire 2018 season after the autoimmune disease that robbed him of feeling and strength in his extremities, returned to the field and started all 16 games in 2019. He returned to the Pro Bowl, his fifth appearance in his last five seasons which spans every year of his career except for his rookie campaign.
More to come.
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