This just in: The Indianapolis Colts' third-round draft pick from 2007, defensive lineman Quinn Pitcock, has apparently decided to retire.
This will come as a shock to anyone not familiar with the toll playing professional football exacts on a human body, even one still as young and resilient as the 24-year-old Pitcock's. As seductive as the game obviously is to those who play it, it also demands an almost inhuman level of commitment sometimes.
Pitcock clearly decided it wasn't for him. Ridicule him all you want for walking away from the glamour life of a pro athlete, but at least he'll still be walking 20 or 30 years from now. Which is more than can be said for some of his now-former teammates.
-- Ben Smith
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