{"id":1125813,"date":"2020-03-27T18:27:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T22:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1125813"},"modified":"2020-03-27T18:27:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T22:27:49","slug":"nobody-can-blame-nfl-players-for-retiring-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nobody-can-blame-nfl-players-for-retiring-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobody Can Blame NFL Players for Retiring Early"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The NFL is a star-driven league<\/a>. Fans gravitate toward recognizable names like Brady, Rodgers and Mahomes. They buy jerseys for guys like Fitzgerald, Hopkins and OBJ. The league is simply built and sustained on star players generating a giant market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the landscape of the NFL game has changed rapidly. Players are more aware of the long-term dangers of playing the most violent sport in the world. Injuries are a part of the game, but they seem to be magnified in the age of social media. And with more knowledge about the damaging effects of concussions<\/a>, NFL stars are retiring earlier than ever before. Considering the mental and physical tolls they expose themselves to, nobody can blame guys like Rob Gronkowski, Patrick Willis and Calvin Johnson for calling it quits before it's too late. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travis Frederick became the latest NFL star to retire before age 30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NFL stars to retire at age 30 or younger in the last five years:

Andrew Luck
Rob Gronkowski
Luke Kuechly
Calvin Johnson
Patrick Willis
Doug Baldwin
Travis Frederick@brgridiron<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/K6h8KngwdE<\/a><\/p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 23, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>