There seems to be a growing trend of NFL players retiring young from professional football lately. With the concerns about brain damage, bodily wear and tear, as well as how highly competitive the league has become, sometimes the best thing a player can do is hang up their cleats after earning a nice payday.
Defensive lineman Corey Wootton is another one of those players who made the call to retire before his 30th birthday. Calling it quits at the age of 29, Wootton had accumulated 86 combined tackles, 12 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 7 passes defended over the course of 6 seasons in the NFL.