Ricardo Lockette to Retire

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My bad, I was thinking Tyler Lockette
 

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He played with quite a bit of reckless abandon. Didn't he suffer a pretty bad neck injury within the last few seasons.
 

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My bad, I was thinking Tyler Lockette
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http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/5/...tiring-from-the-nfl-after-serious-neck-injury

wow. Sorry to have read this:

...Ricardo Lockette never fully recovered from the vicious hit he took on special teams last November, and now his career is over. and... he's no longer able to rotate his head.

That sucks for him. As someone who has limited head movement I really sympathize with him. It is very difficult to have to go from being a physical person that exercised most of their adult life and played hard to having neck trouble that involves limited movement. It is a life changer. I hope he copes well and his problems don't worsen.
 

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That sucks for him. As someone who has limited head movement I really sympathize with him. It is very difficult to have to go from being a physical person that exercised most of their adult life and played hard to having neck trouble that involves limited movement. It is a life changer. I hope he copes well and his problems don't worsen.

For everybody who complains about how much NFL players get paid, here is evidence they don't get paid enough. It's hard, dangerous work - that we are paying billions to watch.
 

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http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/5/...tiring-from-the-nfl-after-serious-neck-injury

wow. Sorry to have read this:

...Ricardo Lockette never fully recovered from the vicious hit he took on special teams last November, and now his career is over. and... he's no longer able to rotate his head.

really sad and really scary that if anyone had come over and even just pulled his arm he could of died on the field.. only 29 and he's gotta deal with that the rest of his life