After 13 seasons with three teams, Eric Weddle is calling it a career The two-time first-team All-Pro safety announced his retirement on Twitter Thursday, saying “it’s been real” and thanking his former teams, the Chargers, Ravens, and Rams He also listed his accomplishments in the NFL, which include six Pro Bowls and 30 interceptions, leaving the game as one of the best safeties of his generation Weddle still had one year left on his contract with the Rams, but he openly stated that he wasn’t going to return to Los Angeles as a backup in 2020 Rather than testing the free-agent market again, he’s opted to leave the game on his terms, having undergone only one surgery in his career
Rams safety Eric Weddle announces retirement from NFL
After 13 seasons with three teams, Eric Weddle is calling it a career The two-time first-team All-Pro safety announced his retirement on Twitter Thursday, saying “it’s been real” and thanking his former teams, the Chargers, Ravens, and Rams He also listed his accomplishments in the NFL, which include six Pro Bowls and 30 interceptions, leaving the game as one of the best safeties of his generation Weddle still had one year left on his contract with the Rams, but he openly stated that he wasn’t going to return to Los Angeles as a backup in 2020 Rather than testing the free-agent market again, he’s opted to leave the game on his terms, having undergone only one surgery in his career