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Why Jason Witten said coming out of retirement in 2018 wasn’t the right thing to do

Jason Witten returned to the Star in Frisco Monday for the second annual Jason Witten College Football Man of the Year award ceremony.

A year ago, Witten kicked off the inaugural event still a member of the Dallas Cowboys and preparing to play a 16th season.

Of course, that was before he abruptly retired a couple of months later to take a job he seemingly couldn’t refuse — as a game analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football — and ultimately facing more criticism than ever before.

Witten reflected on his up-and-down season in television and his desire to one day return as a coach.