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"In the NFL we're modern-day gladiators and we sell our soul to the game of football for a price,...

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"In the NFL we're modern-day gladiators and we sell our soul to the game of football for a price, but what is that price? Everyone has a price and for me I wanted to make sure that I don't have any regrets about my future in regards to what I've done in the NFL. At this point I can walk away with no regrets and leave on my own terms where the NFL didn't force me out and I made that decision on my own."

Jacob Bell on his retirement, per Joe Reedy