It’s Heartbreaking: A very loyal Jacksonville jaguars player has announced his sudden retirement, sending a powerful statement and bidding the team and supporters

It’s Heartbreaking: A very loyal Jacksonville jaguars player has announced his sudden retirement, sending a powerful statement and bidding the team and supporters

Florida’s Jacksonville Branden Albert, a left tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars and native of Rochester, abruptly announced his retirement on Monday, ending his NFL career after nine seasons and two Pro Bowls.

Albert, who attended East High School and played basketball before relocating to Maryland when he was fifteen, announced his retirement after three training camp sessions and a quick conversation with head coach Doug Marrone.

Marrone stated, “He came in and told me that he was talking about retirement.” “After that, I think of something else, like, ‘Well, we need to prepare for practice.'”

After New England defensive end Rob Ninkovich, Baltimore offensive lineman John Urschel, New England receiver Andrew Hawkins, and Denver safety David Bruton Jr., Albert is the fifth player in the NFL to retire in the last week.

Albert, 32, was acquired by the Jaguars from the Miami Dolphins in a trade in March. In exchange, Jacksonville received back a seventh-round draft pick in 2018, which Albert was not able to make it onto the 53-man roster for at least three games during the regular season.

Albert wanted a new contract, so he missed the majority of Jacksonville’s offseason program. His projected income for 2017 and 2018 was $8.8 million and $9.5 million, respectively.

When he reported for training camp last week, he split first-team reps with rookie Cam Robinson, an Alabama native selected in the second round of the draft who is now probably going to start by default.

Robinson remarked, “Like everyone else, I was shocked.” “I wish him the best of luck and whatever—I had no idea.” Great guy. I gained a lot of knowledge from him during his brief visit.

Virginia native Albert was selected by Kansas City with the fifteenth overall pick in the 2008 draft. After playing for the Chiefs for his first six seasons, he signed a five-year, $47 million contract with the Dolphins in 2014. He played in the 2013 and 2015 Pro Bowls. In 120 career games, Albert started 118 of them.