Skins also worked out Charles Grant, William Joseph, justin Miller, Ty Hill and others. Matt Jones...

Skins also worked out Charles Grant, William Joseph, justin Miller, Ty Hill and others. Matt Jones declined invite, told team he'll retire

According to a tweet from Jason LaConfora, former Bengal WR Matt Jones is planning on retiring from the NFL

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by Trevor 85 on Nov 3, 2010 2:03 AM EDT reply actions

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well then consider me retired from the NFL too…..i thought you had to be on a team/play for a team to be able to retire???

by TruWhoDey on Nov 3, 2010 9:52 AM EDT reply actions

I think you have to file official paperwork with the league, whether or not you currently play for a team. Not sure, though.

by Todd G on Nov 3, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah the retirement process is two-fold.

One part only applies if you are currently under contract with a team: You then tell them you are retiring and they put you on their reserve/retired list (at least for awhile). This is in case you change your mind they still retain your rights. But if don’t then you aren’t wasting a roster spot for them.

The second half can be done by anybody who has played for the league at all. That is to file the official paperwork. Once you do that, you’re “officially” retired and need permission from the commissioner to come back. And at that point you can also start drawing your NFLPA pension.

by FriarBob on Nov 3, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions