Vernon Davis made headlines on Super Sunday, announcing his retirement from football in a vignette before Super Bowl LIV.
Fellow former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski introduced Davis as being retired, which the Redskins tight end responded, “That’s right, I’m retired.”
Davis used an unique way to close the book on a 14-year career in the NFL. Davis starred at Dunbar High School in Washington, DC before he showed off his talent nationally in college at Maryland. He was a first-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2006 NFL Draft.
He would play 10 seasons with the 49ers, making two Pro Bowls before being traded to the Denver Broncos in 2015. That season, he was part of the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 championship. He then signed with his hometown Redskins, playing the final four seasons of his career in Washington.
While appearing on “The Brian Mitchell Show” on Team 980, Davis said he retired due to the amount of concussions he suffered throughout his playing career.
āItās been a long career, and because of the concussions that Iāve had, I feel like itās about that time [to retire],ā Davis said. āAnd if it wasnāt because of the concussions, Iād probably be playing another six or seven more years.ā
In 2019, Davis had an increased role with the Redskins following what turned into a season-ending concussion for Jordan Reed. Davis played four games before his season was unfortunately cut short by a concussion of his own.
Davis, who turned 36 years of age on Jan. 31, finishes his career with 583 receptions for 7,562 yards with 63 touchdowns.
Davis, who aspires to be an actor, said he is looking forward to life without football.
āI have a lot things, from Jamba Juice to a home health care business that I started to the acting to all kinds of things that Iāve been involved in throughout the past two to three years,” Vernon Davis said. “Like Iāve said, life goes on and you find something that youāre passionate about.”
